Learning Analytics Symposium

Course description

Learning analytics is the process of collecting, analyzing, and reporting data about learners and their learning environment to understand and improve learning outcomes. It involves using data to gain insights into how people learn, identify areas for improvement in learning experiences, and make data-driven decisions about educational strategies. Effective use of learning analytics can lead to the following outcomes:

• More personalized learning
• Improved learning outcomes
• Enhanced Course design
• Early Intervention
• Optimized resource allocation

In this symposium, you will learn about initiatives at Flinders that utilize learning analytics tools to better support student engagement and learning. Our keynote, Professor Deborah West will provide an overview of strategic initiatives she has led since 2011 at various Australian institutions and internationally which have leveraged learning analytics for better student outcomes. You will also work on your own learning analytics plan to draw on the affordances of available data.

Modality:

This is a face to face on campus presentation. The keynote will be recorded, but workshop activities will occur in the Physical Room only. There will be future events focussed on an online audience. 

Keynote Presenter:

Professor Deborah West is the Vice President and Executive Dean, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work with oversight of all disciplines. She joined Flinders University in August 2017 as Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching Innovation) and in 2021 moved into the Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students) role before moving into her current role in 2022. Prior to joining Flinders University, she worked in a variety of roles in several Australian Universities in the disciplinary areas of sociology and social work including as head of discipline, head of school and then in broader Faculty/College and University wide roles such as Associate Dean and Director of Learning and Teaching. She is an Advance Higher Education Principal Fellow and has an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for leadership in curriculum development. She has published extensively in the fields of social work, learning and teaching leadership, the use of educational technology and learning analytics. She has led both Australian Research Council grants and Australian Government funded learning and teaching research projects (through the former ALTC and OLT). Such projects have included national and international research projects on learning analytics.

Type of course

Workshop

Presenters

Who should attend

All staff interested in exploring the use of analytics to improve learning and teaching