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Algorithmic Accountability for Learning Analytics

ABSTRACT. As algorithms pervade societal life, they are moving from the preserve of computer science to becoming the object of far wider academic and media attention. Many are now asking how the behaviour of algorithms can be made “accountable”. But why are they “opaque” and to whom? As this vital discussion unfolds in relation toContinue reading →


LAK’16 Practitioner Track Proceedings

Practitioners spearhead a significant portion of learning analytics, relying on implementation and experimentation rather than on traditional academic research. The primary goal of the LAK practitioner track is to share thoughts and findings that stem from learning analytics project implementations. The proceedings of the practitioner track from LAK’16 contains 12 short papers that share reportsContinue reading →


Analítica del Aprendizaje

Presentation about what is Learning Analytics (in Spanish). Presentación acerca de Analítica del Aprendizaje (en Español)


Big Data in Education

Online textbook associated with Baker’s MOOC Big Data in Education


Analítica del Aprendizaje

Presentation about what is Learning Analytics (in Spanish). Presentación acerca de Analítica del Aprendizaje (en Español)


Big Data in Education

Online textbook associated with Baker’s MOOC Big Data in Education


Lea’s Learning Analytics Summer Camp

The Lea’s Box project  Learning Analytics Summer Camp was held in Prague on 1 July and 31 August 2015. The summer camp is based on an in-depth presentation of the projects and research directions and the search for a common ground and alignment of common strengths. This event is not so much a mere exchangeContinue reading →


Learning Analytics – Current Status and Prospects

The new president of the Society for Learning Analytics, Dragan Gašević, gives his perspectives on the current state-of-affairs of Learning Analytics and what will happen in the next few years.


Student Learning Analytics at Michigan Seminar Series

The SLAM seminar series has been on-going at the University of Michigan for four years now, and all four years of presentations have been archived on video (with accompanying slide sets) at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching.


Learning Analytics: From Research to Practice

This edited volume includes theories, findings, strategies, and tools from across education and technological disciplines. Guiding readers through preparation, design, and examples of implementation, this pioneering reference clarifies LA methods as not mere data collection but sophisticated, systems-based analysis with practical applicability inside the classroom and in the larger world. Case studies illustrate applications ofContinue reading →