Code of Practice for Learning Analytics – public consultation
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...
View ArticleWhat do students want from a learning analytics app?
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...
View ArticleNotes from the Learning Analytics Network event in Edinburgh
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...
View ArticleCode of Practice for Learning Analytics launched
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...
View ArticlePaper submitted to Journal of Learning Analytics: “Developing a Code of...
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...
View ArticleStudent app for learning analytics: functionality and wireframes
Jisc’s Summer of Student Innovation in Birmingham Our app to display learning analytics to students themselves is taking shape. After brainstorming requirements for the app with staff and students at...
View ArticleAaron Silvers discusses the xAPI specification
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...
View ArticleLearning Analytics in Higher Education: A review of UK and international...
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...
View ArticleWhat is learning analytics and how can it help your institution?
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...
View ArticleExtreme learning analytics and student consent
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...
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