EARLI JURE Invited workshop
Three different perspectives on why you
need Learning Analytics and
Educational Data-Mining
Tampere, 28 August 2017
Please log in your browser:
PollEv.com/jureearli256
@DrBartRienties
@JLMittelmeier
@QuanNguyen3010
A special thanks to Avinash Boroowa, Shi-Min Chua, Simon Cross, Doug Clow, Chris Edwards, Rebecca Ferguson, Mark Gaved, Christothea Herodotou, Martin
Hlosta, Wayne Holmes, Garron Hillaire, Simon Knight, Nai Li, Vicky Marsh, Kevin Mayles, Jenna Mittelmeier, Vicky Murphy, Quan Nguyen, Tom Olney, Lynda
Prescott, John Richardson, Jekaterina Rogaten, Matt Schencks, Mike Sharples, Dirk Tempelaar, Belinda Tynan, Lisette Toetenel, Thomas Ullmann, Denise
Whitelock, Zdenek Zdrahal, and others…
DISCLAIMER and INVITE
• We aim to publish the insights from our discussions today and follow-up
discussions to Frontline Learning Research
• We invite you to participate in this data collection process (notes, discussions,
analytics data)  all data will be anonymised
• We invite you to participate as co-author  if you provide a substantial
contribution to the actual publication, of course 
• If you do not want to contribute to this action-research, please indicate this
before, during, or after the session to @drbartrienties or
bart.rienties@open.ac.uk and we will exclude all your input and data.
• PollEv.com/jureearli256
Jenna Mittelmeier
• Postdoctoral researcher
• Loves traveling, new foods and
neat animals
• Passionate about international
education
• Rogue mixed methods
researcher
• PollEv.com/jureearli256
Quan Nguyen
• 2nd year Ph.D.
• Data enthusiast
• Amateur singer
• PollEv.com/jureearli256
Prof Bart Rienties
• World Champion
Transplant Team Trial
cycling
• Passionate about
evidence-based research
• Love cultural diversity
and travel
• PollEv.com/jureearli256
What is learning analytics?
http://bcomposes.wordpress.com/
(Social) Learning Analytics
“LA is 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” (LAK 2011)
Social LA “focuses on how learners build knowledge together in their cultural
and social settings” (Ferguson & Buckingham Shum, 2012)
Dyckhoff, A. L., Zielke, D., Bültmann, M., Chatti, M. A., & Schroeder, U. (2012). Design and Implementation of a Learning Analytics Toolkit for Teachers. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 15(3), 58-76.
Agenda? You choose 
1. Introduction of learning analytics (20 min)
2. Debate on merits and limitations of LA (10 min)
3. Selection of 6 topics
4. First round of in-depth discussions on 3 topics (25
min)
5. Second round of in-depth discussions on 3 topics
(25 min)
6. Connecting and linking & closure (10 min)
Debate on merits and limitations of
LA
What are the main strengths of LA?
Debate on merits and limitations of
LA
What are the main limitations of LA?
1. Learning dispositions + LA
2. Generalisation vs personalisation
3. LA measurements
Where does it come from ?
http://arvensystech.com/Big.html
Strengths & limitations ?
4. Learning design + LA
Learning
analytics
Learning
design
Explicit feedback
Pedagogical context
(Lockyer et al., 2013; Lockyer & Dawson, 2011; Persico & Pozzi, 2015; Mor et al., 2015)
5. Mixing LA with other (qual)
methods
6. Ethics
Connecting and linking & closure
1. What can learning analytics do for your
research?
2. What are the barriers and opportunities of
applying LA to your research?
3. What are the prospects of LA?
EARLI JURE Invited workshop
Three different perspectives on why you
need Learning Analytics and
Educational Data-Mining
Tampere, 28 August 2017
@DrBartRienties
@@JLMittelmeier
@QuanNguyen3010
A special thanks to Avinash Boroowa, Shi-Min Chua, Simon Cross, Doug Clow, Chris Edwards, Rebecca Ferguson, Mark Gaved, Christothea Herodotou, Martin
Hlosta, Wayne Holmes, Garron Hillaire, Simon Knight, Nai Li, Vicky Marsh, Kevin Mayles, Jenna Mittelmeier, Vicky Murphy, Quan Nguygen, Tom Olney, Lynda
Prescott, John Richardson, Jekaterina Rogaten, Matt Schencks, Mike Sharples, Dirk Tempelaar, Belinda Tynan, Lisette Toetenel, Thomas Ullmann, Denise
Whitelock, Zdenek Zdrahal, and others…

INVITED WORKSHOP: THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON WHY YOU NEED LEARNING ANALYTICS AND EDUCATIONAL DATA-MINING

  • 1.
    EARLI JURE Invitedworkshop Three different perspectives on why you need Learning Analytics and Educational Data-Mining Tampere, 28 August 2017 Please log in your browser: PollEv.com/jureearli256 @DrBartRienties @JLMittelmeier @QuanNguyen3010 A special thanks to Avinash Boroowa, Shi-Min Chua, Simon Cross, Doug Clow, Chris Edwards, Rebecca Ferguson, Mark Gaved, Christothea Herodotou, Martin Hlosta, Wayne Holmes, Garron Hillaire, Simon Knight, Nai Li, Vicky Marsh, Kevin Mayles, Jenna Mittelmeier, Vicky Murphy, Quan Nguyen, Tom Olney, Lynda Prescott, John Richardson, Jekaterina Rogaten, Matt Schencks, Mike Sharples, Dirk Tempelaar, Belinda Tynan, Lisette Toetenel, Thomas Ullmann, Denise Whitelock, Zdenek Zdrahal, and others…
  • 2.
    DISCLAIMER and INVITE •We aim to publish the insights from our discussions today and follow-up discussions to Frontline Learning Research • We invite you to participate in this data collection process (notes, discussions, analytics data)  all data will be anonymised • We invite you to participate as co-author  if you provide a substantial contribution to the actual publication, of course  • If you do not want to contribute to this action-research, please indicate this before, during, or after the session to @drbartrienties or [email protected] and we will exclude all your input and data. • PollEv.com/jureearli256
  • 3.
    Jenna Mittelmeier • Postdoctoralresearcher • Loves traveling, new foods and neat animals • Passionate about international education • Rogue mixed methods researcher • PollEv.com/jureearli256
  • 4.
    Quan Nguyen • 2ndyear Ph.D. • Data enthusiast • Amateur singer • PollEv.com/jureearli256
  • 5.
    Prof Bart Rienties •World Champion Transplant Team Trial cycling • Passionate about evidence-based research • Love cultural diversity and travel • PollEv.com/jureearli256
  • 11.
    What is learninganalytics? http://bcomposes.wordpress.com/
  • 12.
    (Social) Learning Analytics “LAis 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” (LAK 2011) Social LA “focuses on how learners build knowledge together in their cultural and social settings” (Ferguson & Buckingham Shum, 2012)
  • 13.
    Dyckhoff, A. L.,Zielke, D., Bültmann, M., Chatti, M. A., & Schroeder, U. (2012). Design and Implementation of a Learning Analytics Toolkit for Teachers. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 15(3), 58-76.
  • 14.
    Agenda? You choose 1. Introduction of learning analytics (20 min) 2. Debate on merits and limitations of LA (10 min) 3. Selection of 6 topics 4. First round of in-depth discussions on 3 topics (25 min) 5. Second round of in-depth discussions on 3 topics (25 min) 6. Connecting and linking & closure (10 min)
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    Debate on meritsand limitations of LA What are the main strengths of LA?
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    Debate on meritsand limitations of LA What are the main limitations of LA?
  • 17.
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    2. Generalisation vspersonalisation
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    3. LA measurements Wheredoes it come from ? http://arvensystech.com/Big.html Strengths & limitations ?
  • 20.
    4. Learning design+ LA Learning analytics Learning design Explicit feedback Pedagogical context (Lockyer et al., 2013; Lockyer & Dawson, 2011; Persico & Pozzi, 2015; Mor et al., 2015)
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    5. Mixing LAwith other (qual) methods
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  • 24.
    Connecting and linking& closure 1. What can learning analytics do for your research? 2. What are the barriers and opportunities of applying LA to your research? 3. What are the prospects of LA?
  • 27.
    EARLI JURE Invitedworkshop Three different perspectives on why you need Learning Analytics and Educational Data-Mining Tampere, 28 August 2017 @DrBartRienties @@JLMittelmeier @QuanNguyen3010 A special thanks to Avinash Boroowa, Shi-Min Chua, Simon Cross, Doug Clow, Chris Edwards, Rebecca Ferguson, Mark Gaved, Christothea Herodotou, Martin Hlosta, Wayne Holmes, Garron Hillaire, Simon Knight, Nai Li, Vicky Marsh, Kevin Mayles, Jenna Mittelmeier, Vicky Murphy, Quan Nguygen, Tom Olney, Lynda Prescott, John Richardson, Jekaterina Rogaten, Matt Schencks, Mike Sharples, Dirk Tempelaar, Belinda Tynan, Lisette Toetenel, Thomas Ullmann, Denise Whitelock, Zdenek Zdrahal, and others…

Editor's Notes

  • #7  Poll Title: I have arrived safely to EARLI JURE and already met some nice people https://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/9QEwYfYAAIfOBzh
  • #8  Poll Title: What is the first word pops up in your mind when you heard about "learning analytics"? https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/DF7nc4UYVajBvcE
  • #9  Poll Title: How well do you understand what learning analytics means and involves? https://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/X2LzKkEqtOR2hPg
  • #10  Poll Title: How relevant is learning analytics to your research? https://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/xYAurgybvDH7beE
  • #11  Poll Title: How important do you feel it is for universities to collect and analyse learning analytics data about their students? https://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/bgf4YQGNldYdr7s
  • #24  Poll Title: Rank your preference by dragging the topics https://www.polleverywhere.com/ranking_polls/zfPRQfaT8FDFkY4
  • #26  Poll Title: Please let us know your experience participating in this workshop https://www.polleverywhere.com/surveys/He9wxDuRy