analytics changing the learning landscape workshops 21 april 2013

Analytics Who, what, why, where

when?

Sheila MacNeill, Jisc CETIS

What?• "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, 2012)

It's all about the data

Well, not quite

Who?

• Analytics by our definition is much more about a personal and organisational perspective on using data for decision-making and action-planning and less about how it is processed in a computer; evaluating, planning and doing are human activities. (Cetis Analytics Series)

What is Analytics Paper? Cetis, 2012

Our starting points

Overview Big issues

History & context Practice

Technology

Analytics for the Whole Institution; Balancing Strategy and Tactics Analytics for Learning and Teaching  Analytics for Understanding Research Legal, Risk and Ethical Aspects of Analytics in Higher Education

What is Analytics? Definition and Essential Characteristics A Framework of Characteristics for Analytics A Brief History of Analytics

Institutional Readiness for Analytics The Implications of Analytics for Teaching Practice in Higher Education Infrastructure and Tools for Analytics

Analytics, what is changing and why does it matter?

What does your institution collect data for ? Individually write as many examples as you can think of on post-it notes ( 2 minutes) In groups try to cluster (teaching & learning, research, admin/management) ( 5 mins)

What (why)?

Group discussions and feedback

Go back to you data points where, when (how) is this data collected? (5 mins)

Where, when (how)?

Group discussions and feedback

Who (what) collects and does "something" with the data? Who can access the data? When can they/you access it and in what format? (10 mins)

Who and how? Group discussions and feedback

What else could be done with it? can you see any potential connections between the data collection points you have shared?

What? Group discussions and feedback

Links and Resources

• http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/c/analytics -Cetis Analytics Series

• http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/topic/analytics

• http://www.iite.unesco.org/publications/3214711/ - Unesco Policy briefing 

• http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/relationship-management/

• SoLAR http://www.solaresearch.org/

• s.macneill@strath.ac.uk (@sheilmcn)