Moving beyond a fashion: likely paths and pitfalls for learning analytics
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Paper/Presentation Title | Moving beyond a fashion: likely paths and pitfalls for learning analytics |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Jones, David (Author) and Beer, Colin (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Inaugural SoLAR Southern Flare Conference (SSFC 2012) |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2012 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/conferences/index.php/SoLAR/SSFC12/paper/view/439 |
Conference/Event | Inaugural SoLAR Southern Flare Conference (SSFC 2012) |
Event Details | Inaugural SoLAR Southern Flare Conference (SSFC 2012) Event Date 29 to end of 30 Nov 2012 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | This session seeks to identify a range of broader considerations that are necessary to move learning analytics beyond being just the next fashion. It proposes three likely paths Australian universities may take in their adoption of learning analytics. It will argue that at least one of these paths is dominant and that the best outcomes will be achieved when institutions combine all three paths into a contextually appropriate strategy. It will identify a range of pitfalls specific to each path and another set of pitfalls common to all three paths. This is informed by experience from a four year old project exploring learning analytics within an Australian university (Beer, Clark, & Jones, 2010; Beer, Jones, & Clark, 2009; Beer, Jones, & Clarke, 2012), broader experience in e-learning, and insights from the learning analytics, education, management and information systems literature. This work will inform the next round of design-based research that is seeking to explore how and with what impacts academics can be encouraged to use learning analytics to inform individual pedagogical practice. |
Keywords | universities; online resources; Australia; e-learning; information management; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390303. Higher education | |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Central Queensland University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1x2w/moving-beyond-a-fashion-likely-paths-and-pitfalls-for-learning-analytics
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