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Themes in Learning Analytics –A Critical View
Adam Cooper
Talis Insight 2015
#laceproject #cetisuk
No-one REALLY knows whatLearning Analytics is!
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Defining [Learning] Analytics
Analytics is the process of developing actionable insights through problem definition and the application of statistical models and analysis against existing and/or simulated future data.
Adam Cooper
Learning analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs.
Society for Learning Analytics Research
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What is Life?
Life is the period between birth and death, which may include episodes of reproduction.
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In Broken Images
He is quick, thinking in clear images;I am slow, thinking in broken images.He becomes dull, trusting to his clear images;I become sharp, mistrusting my broken images,Trusting his images, he assumes their relevance;Mistrusting my images, I question their relevance.Assuming their relevance, he assumes the fact,Questioning their relevance, I question the fact.When the fact fails him, he questions his senses;When the fact fails me, I approve my senses.He continues quick and dull in his clear images;I continue slow and sharp in my broken images.He in a new confusion of his understanding;I in a new understanding of my confusion.
Robert Graves
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Four Recurrent Themes
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The Four Themes Are:
• Data Warehouses
• Dashboards
• Predictive Analytics
• Retention and “Intervention” Systems
A Critical View!
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Data Warehouses
OK, we need to manage data, but…
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Dashboards
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Predictive Analytics
The epitome of analytics?
Technically sophisticated…but, like a space-alien ray gun, is it safe for us to use?
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Retention and Intervention Systems
Watch Cath Ellis! https://vimeo.com/85331242
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A Response
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We Don’t REALLY Know, but…
Strategies for discovery
• Converse & Socially-construct knowledge
• Share
• Open practice
Strategies for doing
• Action research
• Small is beautiful
• Open systems
• People in the system
• Start from current practice
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• Participative design
Learning Analytics Community Exchange Project
workshops – presentations – white papers – blogging
evidence hub – network of associates
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Suppliers
Entrepreneurs
Teachers
Learners
Researchers
Policy-makers
Library
Academic managers
Institutional managers
IT staff
Student services
“Themes in Learning Analytics – A Critical View” by Adam Cooper, Cetis, was presented at Talis Insight on April 15th 2015.
This work was undertaken as part of the LACE Project, supported by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme, grant 619424.
These slides are provided under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Some images used may have different licence terms.
www.laceproject.eu@laceproject
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Credits
Thinking boy outline - from the US government EPA "Sunwise" programhttps://openclipart.org/detail/630/thinkingboy-outline
Data warehouse overview – public domain – Hhultgrenvia wikimedia commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Data_warehouse_overview.JPG
Learn Course At-a-Glance – Blackboard Analytics for Learnhttp://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Analytics/Products/Blackboard-Analytics-for-Learn.aspx
IBM Coremetircs Explorehttp://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/digital-analytics
Arrivals – CC BY T. Gregoriusvia wikimedia commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Big_data_cartoon_t_gregorius.jpg
Special Intervention Unit – CC BY Hexogen
Via wikimedia commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Special_Intervention_Unit-Kosovo.jpg
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