good practice in learning analytics - jisc digital festival 2015
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Good practice in learning analyticsA panel session to discuss the ethical and legal issues of learning analytics
Jisc Digital Festival, 9-10 March 2015, ICC Birmingham
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Priority areas for projects
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» Priority 1: Basic learning analytics solution, an interventions tool and a student app
» Priority 2: Code of practice for learning analytics
» Priority 3: Learning analytics support and networks
Good practice in learning analytics
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Good practice in learning analytics
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» Material from 86 publications
» 16 codes of practice reviewed
» Included 93 questions directly posed
Literature review
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Good practice in learning analytics
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List of issues distilled to 86 separate issues in nine areas e.g.
Taxonomy of ethical and legal issues
Area Issue Question
Validity Validation of algorithms and metrics
How does an institution validate its algorithms and metrics?
Ownership and control
Control of analytics processes
Who in the institution decides how analytics are to be created and used?
Awareness
Student awareness of data collection
What should students be told about the data that is being collected about them?
Consent and opting out
Right to opt out Does a student have the right to opt out of data collection and analysis of their learning activities?
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Good practice in learning analytics
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Advisory Group includes representatives from National Union of Students, Edinburgh, Huddersfield, Lancaster and Loughborough Universities, Bucks New University, The Open University, Croydon College and Jisc.
Next steps
Feb Drafting of code
Mar Advisory Group to suggest revisions
Apr Online consultation launched across sector to get wider feedback
Early May
Advisory Group to review suggestions from sector
Late May Final draft agreed by Advisory Group
June Code launched by Jisc
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Good practice in learning analytics
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» Sharon Slade, Expert on ethical issues for learning analytics, Open University
» Rupert Ward, National teaching fellow & Head of informatics, University of Huddersfield
» John Kelly, Expert in technology and the law, Jisc
» Niall Sclater, Consultant for Jisc, Sclater Digital
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Niall Sclater - Consultant, Sclater Digital
Paul Bailey - Senior Co-Design manager, Jisc
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