international trends in learning analytics (sahela conference)
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Slides for a keynote presentation on international trends in learning analytics, given by Doug Clow (online) at the SAHELA (South Africa Higher Education Learning Analytics) conference, 15 Sep 2014.TRANSCRIPT
International trends in learning analytics
Dr Doug Clow Institute of Educational Technology The Open University, UK
The Open University
• Largest university in the UK
• 200,000 students
• > 5,000 tutors
• > 1,000 academic staff
• Supported open learning
• OpenLearn, YouTube, iTunesU, FutureLearn
Milton Keynes
At scale, each year
• ~400 courses• 200,000 students
• > 1 million assignments• > 1 billion views of OU/BBC coproductions
• > 3 million Moodle transactions per day
Photo (cc) Marieke IJsendoorn-Kuijpers http://www.flickr.com/photos/mape_s/333862026//
1. learning analytics2. international activities3. trends from LASI 14
1. learning analytics
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
Photo (CC)-BY Cris: http://flickr.com/photos/chrismatos/6917786197/
Photo public domain: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DESYNebelkammer.jpg
- 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
Photo (CC)-BY Iain Watson http://www.flickr.com/photos/dagoaty/3329699788/
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
2. international activities
• LAK conferences• LASI workshops• Flare local meetings• Storm PhD training• Journal of LA• … and more!
www.solaresearch.org
InternationalEducational Data MiningSociety
Annual conference IEDMS
Journal of EDM
www.educationaldatamining.org/
Photo (CC)-BY J. Aaron Farr on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaaronfarr/2372892211
Learning Analytics Masters Program (LAMP)
Open Learning Analytics (OLA)
www.laceproject.eu
• Evidence Hub• Events: SoLAR Flare, 24 Oct 14• Publications, briefings, webinars
Learning Analytics Community Exchange (FP7)
3. trends from LASI 14
Public domain photo by Mancala http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HarvardYard.jpg
Photo (CC)-BY-NC-SA Trevor Patt on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/9978972256
Glasswinged butterfly, ? Greta oro Photo (CC)-BY-NC-ND by Greg Foster on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregfoster/3365801458/
Principles
• Privacy• Data protection• Ethics• Transparency
Readiness
• Policy, leadership, governance• Learning analytics professionals & teams
– Multi-skilled
Photo (CC)-BY Blair Gannon on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/blairgannon/14223294295
Photo (CC)-BY-NC-SA Moon Lee on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/imagezen/65199660
Technology
• Systems for implementation
• Analysis tools and techniques
• Machine learning
Photo (CC)-BY Karen Roe on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/karen_roe/4916422687/
Research issues
• Theory vs data• Learning sciences• Educational research
cc licensed ( BY) flickr photo by Randy Robertson: http://www.flickr.com/photos/randysonofrobert/337922766/
New contexts
• Blended learning• Informal learning• MOOCs
Massive Open Online Courses
final words
catnip for senior
managers
Photo (CC)-BY Dylan Ashe https://www.flickr.com/photos/ackook/3929957511/
Photo (CC)-BY kaybee07 on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/kurtbudiarto/7026555821
Thanks to:People:
•OU Learning Analytics: IET Student Statistics and Survey Team, Gill Kirkup and the other Data Wranglers, Kevin Mayles, Belinda Tynan, Simon Buckingham Shum, Rebecca Ferguson, Bart Rientes, Sharon Slade, many others
•LACE: Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Cross, Michelle Bailey, Rebecca Wilson, Evaghn De Souza, project partners.
•The learning analytics community, including SoLAR, IEDMS, those I’ve met at LAK and LASI
Funders:
•LACE: European Commission 619424-FP7-ICT-2013-11
Doug [email protected]@open.ac.uk
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cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by David Goehring: http://flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/33413040/