Event

Institutional impact of learning analytics conference 2019

This event took place on 20 November 2019

Wednesday

10:00-16:30

Venue:

Park campus (main reception)
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 2RH
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About

What issues need to be considered when rolling out learning analytics across your institution? How are students and staff using the analytics tools provided to them? What policies, processes and staff development need to be in place to make best use of data about students and their learning?

Three universities with institutional learning analytics projects will come together with Jisc to host a conference for UK higher and further education staff. The universities of Gloucestershire, Greenwich and South Wales will discuss the initial findings from their research projects into the effectiveness of their learning analytics initiatives, which are supported by Jisc’s learning analytics research group.

We’ll be joined for our keynote by Kevin Mayles, head of strategic analytics at the Open University (OU), who has been a pioneer in the institution-wide adoption of learning analytics at the OU since 2011.

The conference will take place at the Park campus of the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham with easy access from London, Birmingham, Oxford, Bristol and Wales by train, coach or car.

Programme

Wednesday 20 November

  1. Registration and refreshments

  2. Welcome

    • Professor David James
      Professor David James

      Dean of academic development, University of Gloucestershire

  3. Introduction

  4. Key findings from learning analytics institutional review projects

  5. Tea and coffee

  6. The view from key stakeholders: students, academics and administrative staff

  7. Lunch

  8. Keynote: reflections on embedding learning analytics at the Open University

    • Kevin Mayles
      Kevin Mayles

      Open University

  9. Workshop: how to embed learning analytics at your institution

  10. Afternoon tea

  11. Summary of the day’s discussions and future vision

  12. Close

Who should attend

This get-together will appeal to, and interest a wide range of stakeholders eg:

  • UK students and their representative bodies (student unions and NUS)
  • UK academics involved in teaching and learning and their representative bodies
  • University managers, technical support, administration etc

Numbers are limited, so priority will be given to staff and students from UK higher and further education institutions.

Contact

For more information contact Niall Sclater (niall.sclater@jisc.ac.uk).