Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Abbreviations
Background
1: The evolution of a new field
2: Expert motivations
Applications
3: Early alert and student success
4: Course recommendation
5: Adaptive learning
6: Curriculum design
7: Expert thoughts on applications
Logistics
8: Data
9: Metrics and Predictive Modelling
10: Visualisation
11: Intervention
12: Student-facing analytics
13: Expert thoughts on logistics
Technologies
14: Architecture
15: Standards
16: Products
17: Expert thoughts on technologies
Deployment
18: Institutional Readiness
19: Project planning
20: Ethics
21: Transparency and consent
22: Privacy and data protection
23: Expert thoughts on deployment
Future directions
24: Emerging techniques
25: Expert visions
Index
Biography
Niall Sclater is an independent consultant based in Scotland. He is Affiliated Faculty at the Amsterdam Business School of the University of Amsterdam and was formerly Director of Learning and Teaching at The Open University, UK.
Learning Analytics Explained is a must-read for senior managers, learning technologists, and all academics interested in how learning is impacted by the volume of information and the new kinds of data produced by digital technologies. Accessibly written, this is a book that speaks to everyone in higher education and addresses what are perhaps the most important current issues. Rooted in international experience and years of solid work at The Open University and with the UK Joint Information Systems Committee, it is well-informed and comprehensive. It is a book to read immediately and then to go back to later as a unique source of reference.— Chris Jones, Professor of Research in Educational Technology, Liverpool John Moores University, author of Networked Learning
The analysis of digital data is changing the way we think about education. Niall Sclater, who brings years of practical expertise into this field, has written the first comprehensive account of learning analytics and its effects on education. He evaluates technical advances and claims to efficacy with a critical eye, and foregrounds ethical considerations to produce a considered introduction to the field. This book is essential reading for anyone who needs to know about the ways in which digital data are shaking the traditional idea of the classroom.
—Martin Hall, Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town, and Advisor to Jisc
