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The latest update, now available on the JISC Learning Analytics platform includes a new report where you can view an individual student’s attendance record. This report includes details on each of the sessions, filtering by date range, session type, unit and shows an attendance rate which refreshes based on the filtering that you have set…. Read more » about JISC LA: New attendance report
The JISC LA platform will be updated on 12/03/25 with an improvement which will slightly change how ‘unexpected students’ are presented on the system. What are ‘unexpected’ students? Students are able to check in for any session where the code has been shared with them. They can do this from 10 minutes before the start… Read more » about Attendance capture: Improvement to better handle ‘Unexpected’ students
Learning gain pilot projects – HEFCE published the first annual report looking at the 13 pilot projects that are looking at how to measure learning gain and the value of the data that such measurements will produce. The final reports won’t be for a while – and then it will be interesting to see what… Read more » about HE Policy Update w/e 14th July 2017
The effective use of Learning Analytics (LA) has been identified by Jisc as a priority for HEIs and there are many case studies of its successful use. The data from LA can be used at the institution, faculty, department and unit levels to help make informed decisions which can lead to improved student satisfaction, retention… Read more » about Interested in Learning Analytics?
You might like to know that the special issue of Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (JCAL) on “Learning analytics in massively multi-user virtual environments and courses” is currently slated for publication shortly as Vol. 32, Issue 3 of the journal. In the meantime, the articles comprising the issue are available online through Wiley’s Early View… Read more » about Learning analytics and MOOCs – special edition
