Barriers, enablers, and motivations for staff adoption of learning analytics: Insights for professional learning opportunities from an Australian university
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Paper/Presentation Title | Barriers, enablers, and motivations for staff adoption of |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Jones, H. |
Editors | Chew, Yi Wei, Chan, Kah Mun and Alphonso, Alfieana |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2019) |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://2019conference.ascilite.org/assets/papers/Paper-098.pdf |
Conference/Event | 36th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2019) |
Event Details | Rank C C C C |
Event Details | 36th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2019) 36th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Delivery In person Event Date 02 to end of 05 Dec 2019 Event Location Singapore |
Abstract | Understanding the capabilities and motivations of academics towards adopting and using Learning Analytics (LA) to support their development of technology-enhanced learning is an important first step in designing an effective and flexible adoption plan. Situated in a regional university, this paper reports on the initial data-gathering stage of an on-going study aimed at designing and trialing an adoption plan to support individual staff to engage deeply with LA to inform and enhance their teaching practice and their students’ experiences. This paper analyses a staff survey (N=74) and transcripts from 28 semi-structured interviews conducted over 22 months with eight academics. Survey respondents reported low levels of knowledge about, and use of, LA, as well as a lack of confidence in accessing, interpreting, and acting on, data. Inductive and deductive thematic analyses of interview transcripts support these findings. Analysis further identified three main themes of indicators of successful LA adoption: effective learning design and enhanced teaching practice; improved student experience; and academic recognition. Based on these results, this paper proposes elements that can be included in a suite of professional learning opportunities that will enable academic developers and institutions to support individual staff to successfully adopt of LA. |
Keywords | Learning analytics adoption, teaching practice, professional learning, learning design |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390408. Learning analytics | |
390303. Higher education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7641/barriers-enablers-and-motivations-for-staff-adoption-of-learning-analytics-insights-for-professional-learning-opportunities-from-an-australian-university
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