This course was first taught on edX. It gives an overview of learning analytics in higher education and introduces the SHEILA framework that can be used to support strategy and policy formation in addition to readiness assessment. I taught this course with a group of researchers who collaborated on the SHEILA project (Supporting Higher Education to Integrate Learning Analytics).
Course Structure
Week 1: Learning Analytics in Higher Education: Overview
a. The rise of learning analytics in higher education
b. The global landscape of adoption
c. Success and challenges in the adoption of learning analytics in higher education
d. Ethics and privacy issues
e. Learning analytics Policies
f. Using learning analytics for quality assurance
Week 2: Enabling systematic adoption using SHEILA framework
a. SHEILA framework – Steps and Tools
b. Key actions towards a systematic adoption
c. Key challenges to address
d. Key questions to answer when developing an institutional policy or strategy
e. Using SHEILA framework – Case Studies
Week 3: Adopting learning analytics in a complex educational system
a. Cultural differences in stakeholder expectations
b. Managing multi-stakeholder expectations
c. Working together with different stakeholders
d. A systematic adoption of learning analytics in higher education
