Our next UK Learning Analytics Network meeting is taking place at Newman University, Birmingham. Booking form
The programme (draft below) includes:
- An update on Jisc’s learning analytics programme from Paul Bailey and issues around data transfer from Rob Wyn Jones
- Kevin Mayles, Head of Analytics at the Open University, returns to talk about implementing an institution wide strategy
- Michael Webb will discuss progress with the Learning Analytics Processor and the Apereo Suite, being developed for us by Unicon and Marist College
- At lunchtime there will be stalls with demos of some of the leading learning analytics solutions – Blackboard, Civitas Learning, Hobsons, Solutionpath and Tribal
- After lunch we’ll have a panel session with the vendors, where I’ll put a series of questions to them about their products – and there’ll be a chance for you to ask your own questions too
- We are fortunate to have Zhi Soon from Behavioural Insights attending to discuss “nudging” and interventions used by government to change public behaviour
- This is followed by a discussion session on how to develop interventions at your institution
- Finally we’ve got an update from The City of Liverpool College on how their learning analytics pilot went
Agenda (draft)10:00 – 16:00, Wed 22nd June 2016
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| 09:30 – 10:15 | Arrival and coffee | |
| 10:15 – 10:25 | Arrangements for the day
Welcome to Newman University |
Prof. Duncan Lawson, Pro-Vice Chancellor: Formative Education |
| 10:25 – 10:35 | Update on Jisc’s learning analytics programme | Paul Bailey, Jisc |
| 10:35 – 11:00 | Update on data transfer to the learning records warehouse, Uniform Data Definition and Data Processing Agreement | Rob Wyn Jones, Jisc |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Tea / coffee | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Learning analytics: implementing an institution wide strategy | Kevin Mayles, Open University |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Student Success Plan (Intervention Management Tool) and Student App |
Michael Webb, Jisc |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch and product demos from Blackboard, Civitas Learning, Hobsons, Tribal and Solutionpath | |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Vendor panel – with representatives from leading learning analytics vendors | Richard Burrows, Blackboard Deepak Colluru, Civitas Learning Jamie O’Connell, Hobsons Adam Cooper, Tribal Richard Gascoigne, Solutionpath Lindsay Pineda, Unicon Chair: Niall Sclater, Jisc |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Interventions | Raj Chande, Behavioural Insights |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Intervention strategies at your institution – discussion | |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Tea / coffee | |
| 15:30 – 15:55 | Report from Jisc Learning Analytics Pilot | Dale Davies, The City of Liverpool College |
| 15:55 – 16:00 | Farewell | |
