Learning analytics 101

Published on Jan 09, 2019

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Learning analytics

The good, the bad and the ugly
Photo by csullens

Who?

Photo by minifig

Why this topic?

Photo by 13desetembro

I have something to...

Photo by ransomtech

This morning?

  • Why?
  • As is?
  • Data?
  • Analytics?
  • Learning?
  • And now what?
Photo by Jan Kahánek

Q: Why analytics?

We want...

  • Impact
  • ROI
  • ROE
  • Insights
  • Personalize
Photo by Pathos Photos

Q. As is?

Current situation

  • Impact?
  • ROI?
  • ROE?
  • Insights?
  • Personalize?
Photo by Zaprittsky

Or...

  • Butt-seats
  • Test scores
  • Completions
  • Time needed
  • Training happiness
Photo by Zaprittsky

We need a
new mindset

Photo by Zaprittsky

Q. Where do you get your data?

Where?

  • LMS
  • LXP
  • ESN
  • Other?
Photo by Erol Ahmed

Other!

  • Games
  • Videos
  • Articles & blog posts
  • CRM (Salesforce)
  • Apps
  • Surveys
  • ...
Photo by Erol Ahmed

Data is everywhere!

Photo by Erol Ahmed

Q. Benefits of
good analytics

3 types

  • Descriptive
  • Predictive
  • Presciptive
Photo by Ilya Pavlov

Descriptive

  • What has happened?
  • Who did what?
  • More than 80%
  • 'What courses did Mathias enrolled for?'
Photo by Ilya Pavlov

Descriptive

  • How many users logged in today?
  • What are the completion rates?
  • How much time are people spending per session?
  • How many users never returned?
  • Which pages do they like best?
  • How many people are passing the courses?
Photo by Ilya Pavlov

Predictive

  • What might happen?
  • If this, then that...
  • Statistics & data models
  • 'In what courses will Mathias enroll next year?'
Photo by Ilya Pavlov

Predictive

  • Cf. Amazon / recommendations
  • Claimed by lots of LMSs
  • Likeliness of ...
  • Personalization
Photo by Ilya Pavlov

Prescriptive

  • What should happen?
  • Links insights to actions
  • A tough one :-)
  • 'What courses should Mathias take to take the next step?'
Photo by Ilya Pavlov

Prescriptive

  • True adaptive learning
  • We're not there (yet)
Photo by Ilya Pavlov

And in L&D?

Standards & specifications

  • SCORM
  • AICC
  • xAPI
  • CMI5
  • ...
Photo by ApropiACYT

SCORM (& AICC)

  • Old school
  • Still rules the world
  • Limited data
Photo by VinothChandar

xAPI

  • API?
  • Tin Can?
  • LRS?
  • Statements?
Photo by anieto2k

API

  • Application Programming Interface
  • Integration & communication
  • Cf. webshops
Photo by anieto2k

Tin Can?

  • Working title
  • ADL -> Rustici
  • Name not in use any more
Photo by anieto2k

LRS?

  • Learning Record Store
  • Empty box
  • Not an LMS
  • Only a few providers
Photo by anieto2k

Statements?

  • Mathias - Actor
  • Bored - Verb
  • The crowd - Object
  • Set of statements = activity stream
Photo by anieto2k

cmi5

  • Best of both worlds
  • SCORM meets xAPI
  • Package & launch
  • LMS focused
Photo by JD Hancock

And now what?

"We learn to create adaptive, personalized learning designs based on the interactions among learning experiences, content, and performance information."

Photo by Orin Zebest

"Learners are able to motivate themselves to own their own learning if
we give them the means and the measures to engage and stay inspired."

Photo by Orin Zebest

"Our organization will able to use learning as

the strategic organizational asset we claim it to be."

Photo by Orin Zebest

WTH?!

  • Begin with the end in mind
  • Experiment!
  • But beware...
Photo by Orin Zebest

Beware

  • Data can be misleading
  • Correlation =/= causation
  • Don't jump to conclusions
Photo by Orin Zebest

Questions?

Thanks! 
Photo by Jerry Riedl

Mathias Vermeulen

Haiku Deck Pro User