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What is Learning Analytics?
Dr Doug ClowInstitute of Educational Technology, The Open University, 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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.
This work was undertaken as part of the LACE Project, supported by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme, grant 619424.
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