Tag: analytics

Designing an e-portfolio for assurance of learning focusing on adoptability and learning analytics

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The Assurance of Learning for Graduate Employability framework is a quality assurance model for curriculum enhancement for graduate employability, enabling graduates to achieve “the skills, understandings and personal attributes that make [them] more likely to secure employment and be successful…

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Why Opting Out of Student Data Collection Isn’t the Solution

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It’s useful to analyze which purposes of student data collection are primary, for which permission is expected and implied when data is collected. Some “primary use” categories are obvious. In order for schools to function, they need basic…

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Tin Can tracking. Trust me, I’m not Big Brother!

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“In the words of the guys at Rustici: “Tin Can API (sometimes known as the Experience API) is a brand new specification for learning technology that makes it possible to collect data about the wide range of experiences…

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Web Analytics for your ePortfolio

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Web Analytics for your ePortfolio from matthieua Mahara offers basic statistics by default, but advanced reporting functionnality is not available. By using a separate tool that integrates well with Mahara, such as the open source Piwik, Mahara administrators…

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Learning Analytics: Threats and opportunities

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Learning analytics: Threats and oppourtunities from Martin Hawksey As institutional managers, administrators and researchers are well aware, any practice involving data collection and reuse has inherent legal and ethical implications. Most institutions have clear guidelines and policies in…

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What Makes an Online Instructional Video Compelling? EDUCAUSE Review Excerpts

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Video has supported education for many years, and instructional videos are often a key component in online courses. Video has the ability to convey material through auditory and visual channels, creating a multi-sensory learning environment. Yet much remains…

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