1.Learning Analytics and Educational Games: Lessons Learned from Practical Experience ngel Serrano-Laguna , Javier Torrente, Borja Manero, ngel del Blanco, Blanca Borro-Escribano, Ivn Martnez-Ortiz, Manuel Freire, Baltasar Fernndez-Manjn Presented at the GALA Conference 2013, 24th October 2013, Paris (http://www.galaconf.org/)

2. THE EXPERIMENTS IN NUMBERS 3. 1,523 BD Size in MB 651 Students 13 Ed. institutions 4 Experiments & Serious games 1 Case where researchers=teachers 4. THE GAMES Puzzle gameLOST IN SPACETHE BIG PARTYLA DAMA BOBADonations 5. ALL IS DONE IN-HOUSEEXPERIMENT DESIGNGAME DESIGN & DEVELOPMENTSTUDY SUPPORT 6. Group Comparison CG Vs EG BestOption!VsEXPERIMENTInstruments Pre and post tests Learning Analytics 7. Target population What appeals to them?Design for Learning AnalyticsGAME DESIGN 8. Control is key! PRACTICAL ISSUES Check absolutely everythingEveryone is evil until he proves the oppositeUse simple technology 9. Thanks for your attention!! Questions? Javier Torrente jtorrente@fdi.ucm.es