cohere.open.ac.uk Discourse-Centric Learning Analytics LAK2011: 1st International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge February 27-March 1, 2011 Banff, Alberta Anna De Liddo, Simon Buckingham Shum, Ivana Quinto, Michelle Bachler, Lorella Cannavacciuolo Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University Business & Management Engineering, Universita’ degli Studi Napoli Federico II, Italy