Building Institutional Capacities and Competencies for Systemic Learning Analytics Initiatives

Wednesday, October 01 | 2:30PM–3:20PM
Session Type: Professional Development

The recent explosion of research in the learning analytics field has been primarily characterized by small scale or tool-centric approaches. No institution will achieve a system-level application accidentally. Intentional planning needs to occur, focusing on the emergent and iterative nature of organizational change, as well as the importance of building institutional capacity.


OUTCOMES: Understand the need for systemic thinking regarding learning analytics regarding growth in higher education * Understand the importance of the relationship between competency building, strategic thinking, and student success vis-à-vis learning analytics * Compare and contrast two different models as a way to build organizational competencies

Presenters

  • Kim Arnold

    Director, Learning Analytics Center of Excellence, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Linda Jorn

    Assoc Vice Provost for Learning Technologies & Dir Acad. Tech, DoIT, Retiree, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Bruce Maas

    Honorary Fellow-Information School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Resources & Downloads

http://vimeo.com/educause/p4w66tdhpdd/

Session Slides
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Uploaded on 10/08/2014