In book: Bildung und Digitalisierung- Auf der Suche nach Kompetenzen und Performanzen
Publications
Web Analytics as Extension for a Learning Analytics Dashboard of a Massive Open Online Platform
In book: Adoption of Data Analytics in Higher Education Learning and Teaching
COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of “E-Learning Readiness”
In book: Future Internet 2020 The COVID-19 crisis influenced universities worldwide in early 2020. In Austria, all universities were closed in March 2020 as a preventive measure, and meetings with over 100 people were banned and a curfew was imposed. This development also had a massive impact on teaching, which in Austria takes place largely […]
Learning Analytics: Einsatz an österreichischen Hochschulen
Publisher: Verein Forum neue Medien in der Lehre Austria (FNMA)
Experiences with a MOOC-platform — Who are our learners and what do they think about MOOCs?
In: Proceedings of Work in Progress Papers of the Research, Experience and Business Tracks at EMOOCs 2019 co-located with the (European MOOCs Stakeholders Submmit 2019) Conference iMooX, the first and currently only Austrian MOOC platform, has been hosting xMOOCs since 2014. Directly after the start a survey of the first three MOOCs was conducted and […]
Learning Analytics Cockpit for MOOC Platforms
In book: Emerging Trends in Learning Analytics, Publisher: Brill
Learning analytics challenges to overcome in higher education institutions
While a large number of scientific publications explain the development of prototypes or the implementation of case studies in detail, descriptions of the challenges and proper solutions when implementing learning analytics initiatives are rare. In this chapter, we provide a practical tool that can be used to identify risks and challenges that arise when implementing learning analytics (LA) initiatives and discuss how to approach these to find acceptable solutions. In this way, implementers are given the opportunity to handle challenges early on and avoid being surprised at a critical moment in the project, which will save time, resources, and effort.
Transferring learning dashboards to new contexts: experiences from three case studies
This papers focuses on the use of learning dashboards in higher education to foster self-regulated learning and open education. Students in higher education have to evolve to independent and lifelong learners. Actionable feedback during learning that evokes critical self-reflection, helps to set learning goals, and strengthens self-regulation will be supportive in the process. Therefore, this paper presents three case studies of learning analytics in higher education and the experiences in transferring them from one higher education institute than the other. The learning dashboard from the three case studies is based on two common underlying principles. First, they focus on the inherent scalability and transferability of the dashboard: both considering the underlying data and the technology involved. Second, the dashboard use as underlying theoretical principles Actionable Feedback and the Social Comparison Theory.
Lessons Learned when transferring Learning Analytics Interventions across Institutions
Learning Analytics is a promising research field, which is advancing quickly. Therefore, it finally impacts research, practice, policy, and decision making in the field of education. Nonetheless, there are still influencing obstacles when establishing Learning Analytics initiatives on higher education level. Besides the much discussed ethical and moral concerns, there is also the matter of data privacy. In 2015, the European collaboration project STELA started with the main goal to enhance the Successful Transition from secondary to higher Education by means of Learning Analytics. Together, the partner universities develop, test, and assess Learning Analytics approaches that focus on providing feedback to students. Some promising approaches are then shared between the partner universities.
Involving Stakeholders in Learning Analytics: Opportunity or Threat for Learning Analytics at Scale?
This article introduces the goal and activities of the LAK 2018 half-day workshop on the involvement of stakeholders for achieving learning analytics at scale. The goal of the half-day workshop is to gather different stakeholders to discuss at-scale learning analytics interventions. In particular the workshop focuses on learning analytics applications and learning dashboards that go beyond the implementation in a single course or context, but that have at least the potential for scaling across different courses, programs, and institutes. The main theme of the workshop is to explore how the involvement of different stakeholders can strengthen or hinder learning analytics at scale.