Below you will find suggestions of introductory courses, lectures and articles on Learning Analytics.
Courses
Open Online Course: In 2011, SoLAR members offered an open online course on learning analytics, hosted by Athabasca University (Syllabus). A similar course will be offered January 23-March 17, 2012. If you would like to participate in the course, please register here.
Other Courses:
- Learning and Knowledge Analytics, School of Computing and Information Services, Athabasca University
Videos
For those of you who learn best from video, a body of lectures and interviews is starting to grow:
- Envisioning a System-wide Learning Analytics Platform. International Higher Education 2011 Keynote Address, George Siemens
- Learning Analytics: Dream, Nightmare or Fairydust? Ascilite 2011 Keynote Address, Simon Buckingham Shum
- Learning Analytics interviews: Athabasca University MOOC, 2011
George Siemens interviews leading researchers Linda Baer, Erik Duval, David Wiley, Shane Dawson, Phil Long, Ryan Baker and Dragan Gašević - Learning Analytics Invited Lecture Series: Athabasca University MOOC, 2011
George Siemens hosts webinars by John Fritz, Ryan Baker, Dragan Gašević, Kimberly Arnold, Linda Baer, Jon Dron and Simon Buckingham Shum
Research Publications
- SoLAR Concept Paper: Open Learning Analytics (.pdf)
- Proceedings from the International Conferences on Learning Analytics & Knowledge will shortly be published in the ACM Digital Library.
- The Journal of Educational Technology and Society, Special Issue on Learning Analytics due in 2012.
- American Behavioral Scientist, Special Issue on Learning Analytics due in 2012.
- The International Data Mining Society proceedings are open access and are available online.
