Analytics

(Image from IMDB http://www.imdb.com/media/rm782014464/tt0081859) As Martin Weller pointed out earlier this week there are a growing number of MOOC metaphors being created. As I've been following the tweets from today's "#moocapalooza " (a hashtag I think invented by David Kernohan) a.k.a. Open and Online Learning making the most of MOOCs and other Models Conference I [...]

Learning Analytics appears to be increasingly on peoples mind's and I'm aware of a number of staff being asked to contribute on this area in their teaching and learning strategies. I thought it would be useful to spotlight some resources produced by Cetis and Jisc in this area that might help.

Over the past few months, we at Cetis have been involved in a number of analytics related activities, most notably our Analytics Series of papers and case studies. Although we know there are pockets of really exciting developments here in the UK, we are keen to find out more about what is actually happening [...]

**update 16 May** Link to session recording Later this week I'll be chairing a (free) webinar on Learning Analytics for Assessment and Feeback. Featuring work from three projects in the current Jisc Assessment and Feedback Programme. I'm really looking forward to hearing first hand about the different approaches being developed across the programme. "The concept [...]

The ease with which data can be transferred without loss of meaning from a store to an analytical tool - whether this tool is in the hands of a data scientist, a learning science researcher, a teacher, or a learner – and the ability of these users to select and apply a range of tools [...]