LPO 7240 · CS 5891 / Spring 2027
Machine Learning in Education
Machine learning methods and applications in education.
Conrad Borchers, Vanderbilt University. Software: R or Python.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:15–5:30 p.m. Find LPO 7240 in YES.
Overview
Develop a reproducible modeling workflow, compare methods, and explain what the results support. The course covers regularization, support vector machines, trees and ensembles, neural networks, and uncertainty, with selected sessions on knowledge tracing, embeddings, and language models.
Course work
Applied problem sets and a semester project connect model comparison, evaluation, and interpretation to an educational question. Brightspace holds announcements, submissions, grades, and feedback.