Learning Analytics Initiative and working in an International community (Apereo Foundation) A.M.Berg, Innovation WG, Community Officer LAI
Feb 25, 2016
Learning Analytics Initiative and working in an International community (Apereo Foundation)A.M.Berg, Innovation WG, Community Officer LAI
Agenda
Overview Learning Analytics Overview LAI Current Status In progress Questions
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Academic vs Learning Analytics...
* - Analytics in Higher Education: Establishing a Common Language
Academic Analytics
Learning Analytics
A process for providing higher education institutions with the data necessary to support operational and
financial decision making*
Learning analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimising learning and the environments in
which it occurs
Focused on the business of the institution
Focused on the student and their learning behaviors
Management/executives are the
primary audienceLearners and instructors are the
primary audience
What’s All the Hype About?● Learning Analytics holds the potential
to “break the higher education iron triangle”
o Academic Early Alert Systemso Adaptive Learning Systemso Dashboard/Data Visualization
● There are challenges…o Privacy/Ethical use of datao Learning Analytics (LA) tool and software siloso Limited coordination across LA landscape
Cost
AccessQuality
Cost
AccessQuality
What is Apereo LAI?https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/LAI/Open. Learning Analytics. Community.Accelerate the operationalization of Learning Analytics software and frameworks, support the validation of analytics pilots across institutions, and work together to avoid duplication of efforts.
● SoLAR is an academic research community working to grow and expand the field of LA
o Marist College is a founding member of SoLARo Looking at operationalizing SoLAR research
efforts● Current collaboration activities with
SoLARo Open Learning Analytics (OLA) Summito SNAPP – Sakai integration project o Grant funding (NSF, Gates)
Apereo – SoLAR Collaboration
What ELSE is Apereo LAI?A safety net by providing:● Open collaboration and minimize
duplication of effort.● Build open, scalable, sustainable
ecosystem for Learning Analytics.● Nucleation point where research meets
sustainability (See OLA from SoLAR).● Develop evidence hubs to easily deploy
and cross validate analytic solutions across institutions/platforms.
What specifically is Apereo LAI now● Starts by building the minimum stack
o i.e. Learning Analytics Diamond● Attracts research muscle (of the SoLAR
community) into real world, high scale, cross validated environments.
● Seeks to enrich the Apereo project portfolio
● Knowledge Dissemination● Community outreach● Open
Five main aspectsCollection, Storage, Analysis, Action, Communication
Where are things right now?what works today
Open Source Learning Analytics today
ICT Services interactions with the effort My time to help build a community Intersections with other communities
SOLAR SURF (Co-chair SIG LA)
UvA LRS LRS support for uPortal, Sakai CLE and
Apereo LAI UvA
UvA Inform BlackBoard Pilot COACH / UvAAnalytics Datawarehouse
Sakai xAPI integration● Streams Sakai event activity to an LRS
using experience statements● Easy to extend and add additional
events● Available in Sakai 10
OAE xAPI integration● Ability to push activity stream data to
an LRS in real-time● Feature and target LRS is configurable
on tenant-per-tenant basis in multi tenant OAE platform.
OAAI Early Alert System
PLUG for the Journal for Learning Analytics
• http://learning-analytics.info/• http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.
php/JLA/article/view/3249/4011
PLUG for cross validation• OAAI needs you!https
://confluence.sakaiproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=75671025
Student Success Plan (SSP)
•Case Management Software•Academic Advising Tools (MAP)•Early Alert / Faculty Access (EAL)•Student Interface (Tasks, MAP, Self Help)•Student Information System (SIS) Integration•Reporting Tools / Data Collection
What projects are in progress?coming soon
uPortal xAPI integration● Will stream portal and portlet events to
an LRS based on user activity● https://issues.jasig.org/browse/UP-3718● Based on the Sakai xAPI work● Currently in progress
o Expected to be completed this summer
UvA LRS● Building a public thin LRS
o Will only support the spec (minimal UI)o Local (on site) data storageo Security and performance are primary
Low attack profile Less code helps optimize performance
● Release “soon” (when it is ready)● UvA focus on core requirements (no
frills)o xAPI support for Sakai, OAE, now uPortalo Strategic support from Unicon
OAAI automation + Sakai connector● Package the knowledge flows and
PMML early alert models into an API.● Accept required OAAI data specs in
JSON, CSV, XML standards● Perform data mining and scoring
operations using a library of PMML models.
● Deliver early alert predictions and insights in JSON/ CSV/ XML standards
● LTI integration of OAAI with Sakai CLE to render and store early alert insights
Meeting Place for a community of shared interest• What are our mutual requirements
• Who has done what
• Can we share our mistakes and successes
• Accelerates learning in a knowledge organization
• Meetings twice monthly
• Conferences
• Google group
• Shared WIKI space
• Coming soon: Hackathons and shared grant proposals
LASI June 30th , 1st JulyUTRECHThttps://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/LAI/Learning+Analytics+Initiative
Join the mailing list: [email protected](subscribe by sending a message to [email protected])
Join the calls (currently working on scheduling a repeating time - will announce on the mailing list)
Contribute on github: https://github.com/Apereo-Learning-Analytics-Initiative
Help get the word out!
http://lak15.solaresearch.org/
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