what is learning analytics?

What is Learning Analytics?

Dr Doug ClowInstitute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK

@dougclowdougclow.orgdoug.clow@open.ac.uk

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What is learning analytics?

• the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimising learning and the environments in which it occurs – First International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge (LAK11), Banff, Alberta, Feb 27-

Mar 1, 2011

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- Erik Duval http://erikduval.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/learning-analytics-and-educational-data-mining/

“collecting traces that learners leave behind and using those traces to improve learning”

“feeding back the data exhaust”

Big Data in Education

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Clow, LAK12, 2012

• Predictive modeling– Datamining, Blackboard

• Place students in one of three risk groups– traffic light / signal / robot

• Trigger for intervention emails

• Dramatic retention improvements

• Consistent grade performance improvement

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What data do we have about learners?

• Demographics– Gender, age, ethnicity, socio-economic status, address

• Previous educational experience– Schools, grades, results

• Grades, scores, achievements, struggles

• Attendance, location, gaze– Smart cards, proximity detectors

• Online tracking– VLE / LMS data: views, posts, interactions, quiz results

• Other online activity– Cross-tracking cookies

• … more every week.

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What can we do with that data?

• Identify learners who need help– Simple or predictive

• Trigger interventions– Via teacher, or direct

• Learn which interventions work

• Build a complete cognitive learning system

• Suggest resources or source of help– Learners like you found this helpful

– This person might be able to help you

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control

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surveillance

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support

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guidance

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“The predictive model was used as a trigger for intervention emails to the student.”

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From: DONOTREPLY@mail.example.comYou are in trouble. The computer predictive model gives you a 87.4322% chance of failing this course. You must see a teacher immediately.

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From: DONOTREPLY@mail.example.comYou are in trouble. The computer predictive model gives you a 87.4322% chance of failing this course. You must see a teacher immediately.

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Hi AlexAre you Ok? I noticed you haven’t logged on this week, and I know you struggled with the last assessment. We can work through this together - let’s have a chat as soon as possible.Pat.

Glasswinged butterfly, ? Greta oro

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Principles

• Privacy

• Data protection

• Ethics

• Transparency

• LAK conferences

• LASI workshops

• Flare local meetings

• Storm PhD training

• Journal of LA

• … and more!

www.solaresearch.org

InternationalEducational Data MiningSociety

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• Annual conference IEDMS• Journal of EDM• www.educationaldatamining.org

www.laceproject.eu

Learning Analytics Community Exchange (FP7)

• Coordination and Support

• Evidence Hub

• Events

• Publications, briefings, webinars

“What is learning analytics?” by Doug Clow, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK was presented at EMINENT, Zurich, on 12 November 2014.

@dougclowdougclow.orgdoug.clow@open.ac.uk

This work was undertaken as part of the LACE Project, supported by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme, grant 619424.

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