“Learning Analytics helps to identify how changes can be made to ensure the best possible educational experience for all students.”
Alex Davis – Student Consultations Prize Winner
Alex Davis won the student consultation prize of £100 Selfridges Gift Card. Alex is a second year BSc Politics and Social Policy student. The prize was awarded to Alex by Mr Jordan Kirkwood, the Apprentice HE Manager.
Michael Kay – Vice President Student Activities
“At Aston University we not only pride ourselves with a low student drop rate but also student satisfaction and the learner analytics program is helping to achieve this. Learner analytics lets both staff and students know how the student is performing through their studies. It is designed to pick up your attendance to lectures and Continue Reading…
June 2017
The project has benefited greatly from the work of our new Learning Analytics Project Officer, Farzana Hussain since May. Aston University is hosting an event for staff and students from pilot institutions across the UK this month. On Tuesday 20 June, a Jisc interventions workshop will take place at Aston University where academic and professional Continue Reading…
May 2017
The project is well underway with all workstreams actively engaged. Tribal has presented their Student Insight staff dashboard solution to staff and students. The technical workstream is now reviewing the demonstration dashboard. Their feedback will inform further dashboard developments to provide a more sophisticated solution. Students are also involved in focus groups to feedback on Continue Reading…
April 2017
New workstreams have been formed. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force in May 2018 will inform the deliberations of the workstreams. The policy workstream led by Dr Sarah Hayes, Academic Director for Technology-Enhanced Learning, is developing a learning analytics policy and a student guide which promote best practice and include Continue Reading…
March 2017
Since February the project has made much progress. Jisc has presented their app and dashboard solutions to staff and students. Working with staff and students we have agreed that student records data, attainment data, and VLE activity data should be displayed in a graphical format to students via Jisc’s Study Goal app and that student Continue Reading…
February 2017
Lots has been happening with the project since January. A Learning Analytics Steering Committee is now actively engaged and has adopted the Jisc Code of Practice for Learning Analytics to ensure that we are governed by clear legal and ethical guidelines as we carry out the project. A number of student consultations and staff focus Continue Reading…
January 2017
The project is well underway. The proof of concept has now finished. The learning records warehouse has been populated with current and historical data. Detailed planning for the pilot is underway.