Project 6: Using Microsoft Teams Reflect & Insights to Support Student Wellbeing and Learning Analytics in Schools 

Project Overview 

This project investigates how Microsoft Teams' Reflect and Insights tools can be leveraged to support student emotional wellbeing, engagement tracking, and digital collaboration in a secondary school context. Using structured synthetic data, I modelled realistic analytics across 100 participants (students, teachers, coordinators) to evaluate trends in emotional check-ins, engagement levels, and collaboration patterns.

Key Outcomes:

• Identified strong links between emotional check-ins and student engagement
  
  

• Highlighted role-based digital behaviours and support needs
  
  

• Developed actionable recommendations for improving digital maturity in schools
  
  

• Ethical, data-driven approach using Excel and AI generative tools
  
  

Purpose:
To demonstrate how schools can leverage embedded analytics tools not only for performance tracking, but also for wellbeing-first decision making.

Methodology

• Data simulation of 100 participants (Students, Teachers, Coordinators)
  
  

• Metrics included: Weekly Reflect usage, average wellbeing score, engagement %, 

collaboration instances

• Analytical tools: Descriptive statistics, outlier identification, and persona comparison
  
  

• Synthetic analytics framework inspired by real-world use in NSW Showcase Schools
  
  

Tools Used

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams Reflect & Insights, ChatGPT, Bing AI 

Key Findings

• Average wellbeing score: 7.14/10
  
  

• Teachers showed the highest Reflect use and collaboration levels
  
  

• Students with no Reflect usage had the lowest engagement (<50%)
  
  

• Patterns suggest increased check-ins correlate with better engagement and collaboration
  
  

• Identified need for staff training and boundary-setting around digital load

Recommendations

• Embed Reflect use into weekly school routines
  
  

• Offer data literacy training to teachers and coordinators
  
  

• Use Insights dashboards to track early signs of disengagement
  
  

• Introduce wellbeing-led alerts for at-risk students
  
  

• Design policies balancing emotional tracking with student agency
  
  

Professional Relevance

This report aligns with the Australian Curriculum V9.0 and supports strategic goals around digital wellbeing, collaborative practice, and student support interventions. It serves as a foundation for future pilot implementation and leadership discussions.