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Analytics and complexity: learning and leading for the future
conference contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Colin BeerColin Beer, David JonesDavid Jones, Damien ClarkDamien ClarkThere is growing interest in the application of learning analytics to manage, inform and improve learning and teaching within higher education. In particular, learning analytics is seen as enabling data-driven decision making as universities are seeking to respond a range of significant challenges that are reshaping the higher education landscape. Experience over four years with a project exploring the use of learning analytics to improve learning and teaching at a particular university has, however, revealed a much more complex reality that potentially limits the value of some analytics-based strategies. This paper uses this experience with over 80,000 students across three learning management systems, combined with literature from complex adaptive systems and learning analytics to identify the source and nature of these limitations along with a suggested path forward.
History
Start Page
1End Page
10Number of Pages
10Start Date
2012-01-01Finish Date
2012-01-01ISBN-13
9780473229894Location
Wellington, New ZealandPublisher
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite)Place of Publication
Wellington. New ZealandFull Text URL
Peer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- Yes
External Author Affiliations
Conference; Learning and Teaching Education Research Centre (LTERC); Learning and Teaching Education Research Centre (LTERC); Office of Learning and Teaching; University of Southern Queensland;Era Eligible
- Yes