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Code 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 chosen by institutions as the number one priority for Jisc’s learning analytics programme.  The Code aims to help universities and colleges develop strategies for dealing […]

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Institutional Use Network

Notes 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 number of us may have been somewhat bleary-eyed after witnessing the political landscape of the UK being redrawn during the previous night.  […]

What 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 they would find most useful.  Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the University of Lincoln at the invitation of […]

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Institutional Use Network

UK Learning Analytics Network: new events in Edinburgh and Nottingham

After a successful first meeting at the University of East London, the UK Learning Analytics Network has two more events approaching: Fri 8th May, Edinburgh University – Booking Form | Venue Wed 24th June, Nottingham Trent University – Booking Form The meetings provide an opportunity for staff in UK universities and colleges to network informally, […]

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Code of Practice Ethics Institutional Use Legal Issues

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].  We’ve already had some very useful comments back from a number of invited organisations and individuals which will help to enhance the document and the accompanying online guidance. The background to […]

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Architecture

Explaining Jisc’s open learning analytics architecture

Jisc is currently procuring the different elements of its architecture for a basic learning analytics system which we plan to make available to UK colleges and universities later this year.  In this video I explain how it all fits together. The service will consist of the following components, and institutions will be able opt in […]

Gathering requirements for a student app for learning analytics

What data and analytics should be presented directly to students? This was the subject of a workshop on 27th Feb in Jisc’s London offices, attended by staff from across UK higher education.  We also had with us a couple of students with a keen interest in the area. In advance of the meeting members of […]

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Code of Practice Ethics Institutional Use Legal Issues

A taxonomy of ethical, legal and logistical issues of learning analytics v1.0

Jisc, Apereo and the Lace Project held a workshop in Paris on 6th February to discuss the ethical and legal issues of learning analytics.  The focus of this meeting was the draft taxonomy of issues that I prepared previously.  It was extremely helpful to have comments from experts in the area to refine the list, which is forming […]

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Institutional Use Network

UK Learning Analytics Network – notes from kick-off meeting

Jisc’s Learning Analytics Network got off to a great start last week with a workshop hosted by the University of East London.  The event was fully subscribed, with around 50 people attending from 31 different institutions, showing the high level of interest in the area in the UK. Staff and students very positive about dashboards at Nottingham Trent Mike […]

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Refining a systems architecture for learning analytics

European experts came together last week in an icy Paris to review Jisc’s evolving architecture for learning analytics.  The event at L’Université Paris Descartes was jointly hosted by Apereo and Jisc.  Delegates included representatives from the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten in Germany, Surfnet in the Netherlands, CETIS and the Lace Project, as […]