Learning Analytics

data gold rush

why and what?

I say learning analytics, you say?
https://www.menti.com/247c4e

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“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"

the campfire backstory

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where's that data?

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data wrangling

Support (from) your local sheriff

Lone Ranger(s)

"to explore the area of student engagement and intervention strategies, with particular interest in informing the effective use of blended and fully online delivery of learning and teaching"

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Ethics and empathy

measuring and monitoring

dashboards

real time v right time data

Where we are heading

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digital capability

Challenges: good, bad and ugly

• accessing (the right) data/GDPR
• expectation management
• finding (and keeping) our Sheriff
• data informed discussions and actionable insights
• creating and sharing our narratives, not all about AI

@sheilmcn
University of Plymouth Digital Learning Conference, 29 June 2017