I’ve had various discussions recently about students consenting to learning analytics and whether they should be able to opt out. Institutions are understandably concerned not only to do the right thing ethically for their students but, perhaps more pressingly, to comply with legal requirements. The imminent imposition of the General Data Protection Regulation brings stricter data […]
This article was first published on DTP Group’s Latest Thinking on August 24th, 2016 In recent years researchers and educators have begun to explore how we can use new sources of data on students and their learning, together with predictive analytics techniques, to improve many aspects of the educational experience. Learning analytics is a hot […]
Here at the Jisc / Apereo LAK16 Hackathon in Edinburgh we have a group of very talented and motivated people from around the world, beavering away to produce things like new visualisations of learning analytics, and a “personal learning locker” so students can take their learning records with them. One of the key technologies which is facilitating […]
Today Jisc is releasing a new report: Learning Analytics in Higher Education: A review of UK and international practice (PDF). Drawing on eleven case studies, we examine why institutions are deploying learning analytics, and what the benefits are for learners. We also discuss the main data sources being drawn upon by institutions and the technical […]
Our app to display learning analytics to students themselves is taking shape. After brainstorming requirements for the app with staff and students at a workshop in London and seeking further input from students at Lincoln University we obtained useful feedback on our draft designs from students at our Summer of Student Innovation (SOSI) session in Birmingham […]
I’ve just submitted a paper to a forthcoming “Special Section on Ethics and Privacy” in the Journal of Learning Analytics (JLA). The paper documents the development of Jisc’s Code of Practice for Learning Analytics through its various stages, incorporates the taxonomy of ethical, legal and logistical issues, and includes a model for developing a code of practice which could be […]
Today Jisc is launching the Code of Practice for Learning Analytics at the UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities event here in the amazing MediaCityUK at Salford Quays. Developing this document was chosen by institutions as the number one priority for Jisc’s learning analytics programme. The Code aims to help universities and colleges develop strategies for dealing […]
On a fabulous spring day last Friday around 44 people made it to Edinburgh for the second meeting of the Learning Analytics Network, jointly organised by Edinburgh University and Jisc. I suspect a number of us may have been somewhat bleary-eyed after witnessing the political landscape of the UK being redrawn during the previous […]
In February we ran a workshop in London with university staff and a couple of students to gather requirements for a student app. I’m now carrying out sessions directly with students to find out what they would find most useful. Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the University of Lincoln at the invitation of […]
Jisc’s draft Code of Practice for Learning Analytics is now available for public consultation for the next two weeks: Code of Practice for Learning Analytics v04 [MS Word]. I’ve already had some very useful comments back from a number of invited organisations and individuals which will help to enhance the document and the accompanying online guidance. The background to […]