https://padlet.com/rosalba_esparragoza/learninganalytics Advantages and Uses en-us 2016-05-30 04:42:07 UTC 2016-06-28 00:30:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2015/03/15/17/39/colombian-flag-674724_640.jpg rosalba_esparragoza https://padlet.com/rosalba_esparragoza/learninganalytics/wish/113339830
1. What are the advantages of using learning analytics?

Having the human capital to extract, transform and use the data allows institutions to use analytics techniques to inform research, to develop/refine teaching initiatives, to identify strengths and weakness and to plan accordingly. As stated in one of our readings, the challenge is to transform that data into useful information. 

From our eLesson, I found the chart from Gardner to be particularly useful as it can be seen and used within the context of leaning analytics. The four types of analysis: diagnostic (why?) , descriptive (what is happening), predictive (likely outcome), prescriptive (changes that can/should be implemented) could serve as a starting point when approaching a set of data.



]]> 2016-06-01 15:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rosalba_esparragoza/learninganalytics/wish/113339830 rosalba_esparragoza https://padlet.com/rosalba_esparragoza/learninganalytics/wish/113346189 As the Language Coordinator and the "exit exams data keeper" in my department, I have accumulated a lot of data within the last three years. Although I am new to learning analytics, I look forward to learn more about how to extract and, most importantly, interpret the data as we move into curricular discussions with my colleagues during the next academic year. 

As a Spanish instructor,  and making a very basic analysis of data collected from the speaking and writing sections of our exit exams, I want to be able to interpret such data for individual students to identify those that are lagging behind after the first and second course. 

Also, on researching about learning analytics as I am new to the field, I found two interesting sites for further study and thought I would share them with the class. 

1. Tools for Doing Learning Analytics in Open Education?
2. The 7th International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference 2017

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