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An elephant in the learning analytics room: the obligation to act
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As higher education increasingly moves to online and digital learning spaces, we have access not only to greater volumes of student data, but also to increasingly fine-grained and nuanced data. A significant body of research and existing practice are used to convince key stakeholders within higher education of the potential of the collection, analysis and use of student data to positively impact on student experiences in these environments. Much of the recent focus in learning analytics is around predictive modeling and uses of artificial intelligence to both identify learners at risk, and to personalize interventions to increase the chance of success.
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- Authors
- Prinsloo, P., & Slade, S.
- Affiliations
- University of South Africa (ZA)
- The Open University (GB)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2017-03-13
- Pages
- 46-55
- OpenAlex
- W2592547188
- Cited by
- 171
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 41 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5
- FWCI
- 9.83
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) (publishedVersion)
- Open Research Online - ORO (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Online Learning and Analytics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Educational and Technological Research
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Keywords
- learning analytics, student data, higher education, online learning, predictive modeling, artificial intelligence, at-risk students, personalized interventions, student success, student experience
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