Ethics & Privacy in Learning Analytics – a DELICATE issue

Checklist for implementation of Learning Analytics

The LACE project conducted a series of Expert Workshops on Ethics and Privacy for Learning Analytics (#EP4LA) to get to the heart of the matter, by analysing the most common views and the propositions made by the LA community to solve them.

An eight-point checklist named DELICATE has been developed that can be applied by teachers, researchers, policy makers and institutional managers to facilitate a trusted implementation of Learning Analytics.

The DELICATE checklist 4 privacy was released at LAK16 where it also won the Best Paper Award.

Is privacy a showstopper for learning analytics?

A Review of Current Issues and their Solutions

This review paper considers the dangers that might be raised by learning analytics. It then explores the ethical perspectives on privacy and data which are relevant to these dangers. Finally it presents and discusses a number of current proposals from institutions which propose ways of addressing privacy problems in learning analytics.

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The Dutch xAPI Experience

by Maren Scheffel

A compiled registry of xAPI specifications for learning activities to support and highlight the consistent usage of xAPI recipes in the educational domain - poster presented at LAK16, winning Best Poster Award.

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Visions of the Future

Horizon Report

This document reports on a Policy Delphi study focused on the state of learning analytics in 2025. The study centered on eight visions of the future, which were rated and commented on by experts in terms of their desirability, feasibility and requirements for action.

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Voices from the LACE Community

Interviews from the Learning Analytics Experts Workshop in Amsterdam in March 2016

This Expert Workshop focused on the current state of the art of learning analytics in Europe and on prospects for development over the next 10-15 years. It forms part of a study that is considering the impact, potential and limits of learning analytics in order to provide recommendations for European education policy that will guide and support the take-up and adaptation of this technology to enhance education in Europe.

For more interviews with experts and keynotes of LACE events visit also the project YouTube chanel.

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Learning Analytics Interoperability: Requirements, Specifications and Adoption

Interoperability specifications and architectures for learning analytics are rapidly evolving, but the education sector is poorly prepared for understanding the implications of these developments. The current state of specifications and architectures is surveyed, with a particular focus on xAPI, IMS Caliper, PAR, Apereo and Jisc. The readiness of user groups to engage with the development process is discussed, and found to be weak. Finally the report proposes some ways of approaching the formulation of strategic choices on interoperability strategy that institutions are facing.

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Compilation of Learning Analytics Interoperability Studies

Interviews from the Learning Analytics Experts Workshop in Amsterdam in March 2016

This project deliverable comprises the second compilation of the studies related to data sharing and interoperability that have been produced by LACE. These studies range from general introductions to the field through to more technical works dealing with specific kinds of learning activity for which data capture would be useful for learning analytics.

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Evidence of the month: Learning Analytics in Higher Education

by Rebecca Ferguson

This report - commissioned by Jisc - documents the emerging uses of learning analytics in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Through a series of 11 case studies, it presents an overview of the evidence currently available of the impact that analytics are having on teaching and learning – and highlights some of the opportunities for the UK higher education sector.

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Add your work to the LACE Evidence Hub

Everyone is welcome to add evidence about learning analytics for or against the propositions concerning learning, teaching, uptake and ethics at the LACE Evidence Hub site.

There is also a Projects category to collect activities in learning analytics that are interesting to the community, but not directly evidence for or against the propositions.

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Meet us at the 2016 EDEN Conference

June 14-17, Budapest Hungary

LACE partners organise a workshop to explore how to put in place a system that supports learning while still respecting privacy. Participation in the workshop will give a first-hand update on international research and practice in learning analytics, with pointers to where to find more information and how to connect to the rapidly expanding European community of interest in this field.

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Join us as an Associate Partner

LACE Associate Partners work with us in various ways, ranging from joining the discussion and writing blog posts to contributing evidence about learning analytics or collaborating on a White Paper.

We are encouraging individuals and organisations to join us.

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