The Learning Analytics Cycle: Closing the loop effectively Doug Clow, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK BETT, Jan/Feb 2013
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The Learning Analytics Cycle:Closing the loop effectively
Doug Clow, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK
BETT, Jan/Feb 2013
• Capture• Report• Predict• Act• Refine
Campbell & Oblinger (2007)
“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”
- LAK11
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The Learning Analytics
Cycle
Clow, LAK12
Improving feedback
(cc) Doug Clow http://dougclow.wordpress.com
• Optimise the right thing – not money– not proxies for learning
• Assessment is key– be like students:
focus on the assessment
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• Underpin with theory• Close the loop • Optimise the right thing
– more, faster, better feedback
• Target learners & teachers– not (just) managers and
policymakers• Pursue openness & ethics
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Learning Analytics Cycle
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