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Dec 6, 2024

First International Symposium on Educating for Collective Intelligence

Collective Intelligence Intersecting, urgent challenges are precipitating large-scale crises, ecological, democratic, military, health and educational, to name just a few. Thi...
Aug 30, 2024

Theresa Anderson: Building Responsible AI

We were delighted to welcome Theresa Anderson (CIC Alumnus, MDSI Course Director, and now Honorary Fellow) back to UTS to share her current thinking on one of the most pressing cha...
Feb 13, 2024

Enhancing Quality Assurance: Integrating a Learning Design Tool and Learning Analytics

Enhancing Quality Assurance: Integrating a Learning Design Tool and Learning Analytics Prof. dr. sc. Blaženka Divjak and Prof. dr. sc. Valentina Kirinić, University of Zagreb, Fac...
Nov 10, 2023

AI Education Symposium: Frontiers, Trenches & Guard Rails

9.15am (coffee + networking) 10am - 4.30pm (inc. lunch), Friday 10 November 2023, University of Technology Sydney [venue map] A joint event hosted by the Connected Intellige...
Jun 2, 2023

PhD Stage 1 Seminar: Sriram Ramanathan – Understanding how automated feedback promotes a sense of belonging, engagement, and academic achievement in higher education

PhD Candidate: Sriram Ramanathan Please note that this is an open Stage 1 PhD seminar, in which the candidate will summarise their research, prior to a viva with reviewers. ...
May 25, 2023

AI Ethics Consultation 2023 – Workshop 2: Generative AI

Click the image above to learn more or visit: https://cic.uts.edu.au/projects/ai-ethics-consultation-2023/
May 24, 2023

AI Ethics Consultation 2023 – Workshop 1: Predictive AI

Click the image above to learn more or visit: https://cic.uts.edu.au/projects/ai-ethics-consultation-2023/
May 17, 2023

PhD Stage 2 Seminar: Yuveena Gopalan – Researchers’ Perceptions on Becoming a Better Researcher

Registration This is a hybrid event and registration is required. Please register for face-to-face attendance by contacting us here or you may attend via Zoom here (https://utsm...
May 12, 2023

Book Launch: ‘Data Science and Analytics Strategy: An Emergent Design Approach’ – Dr. Kailash Awati

On Friday 12th May, CIC hosted the official book launch for Dr. Kailash Awati (CIC Adjunct Fellow) and Alexander Scriven's new publication titled: 'Data Science and Analytic...
Apr 27, 2023

QE Masterclass – April, 2023

CIC is delighted to host one of the nodes in this networked masterclass in Quantitative Ethnography. Please see the flyer below for full details. QE Masterclass - April 2023 fly...
Apr 20, 2023

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 20 April

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years, the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automate...
Dec 8, 2022

Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute (ALASI22)

Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute (ALASI22) University of Technology Sydney, 8-9 Dec. 2022 Building 11, Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007   We are delighted to a...
Dec 7, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 7 December

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Nov 17, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 17 November

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Nov 2, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 2 November

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Oct 26, 2022

PhD Stage 1 Seminar: Ben Hicks – Participatory Causal Modelling for Learning Analytics

This is a PhD Stage 1 seminar to present and discuss the proposed gap in the literature review, identified research questions, early results and plans for further investigation...
Oct 20, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 20 October

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Oct 5, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 5 October

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Sep 15, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 15 September

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Sep 7, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 7 September

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Aug 18, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 18 August

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Aug 3, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 3 August

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Jul 21, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 21 July

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Jul 6, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 6 July

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Jun 23, 2022

PhD Stage 3 Seminar: Gloria Fernandez Nieto – Automating Multimodal Data Storytelling for Supporting Embodied Team Learning

Registration This is a hybrid event and registration is required. Please register for face-to-face attendance here or attendance via Zoom here. Thesis Title: Automating Multi...
Jun 16, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 16 June

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Jun 1, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 1 June

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
May 19, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 19 May

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
May 19, 2022

PhD Stage 3 Seminar: Sophie Abel – Towards Automated Feedback on Students’ Research Writing: Theory, Design and Evaluation

Thesis Title: Towards Automated Feedback on Students’ Research Writing: Theory, Design and Evaluation PhD candidate: Sophie Abel Abstract Please note that this is an...
May 11, 2022

PhD Stage 1 Seminar: Yuveena Gopalan – Professional Learning Analytics for Researchers: theory, practice and human-centred design

Thesis Title: Professional Learning Analytics for Researchers: theory, practice and human-centred design PhD candidate: Yuveena Gopalan Abstract Building a suc...
May 4, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 4 May

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Apr 21, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 21 April

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Apr 5, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 6 April

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Mar 17, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 17 March

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Mar 2, 2022

TRACK Designer Drop-in | 2 March

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Feb 22, 2022

Using OnTask to personalise feedback and support in your course: A hands-on session | 22 February

Part 2 of 2 for Using OnTask on personalise feedback and support for your course Are you teaching in a large course? Do you find it a challenge to support all your students with t...
Feb 17, 2022

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 17 February

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Feb 16, 2022

Using OnTask to personalise feedback and support in your subject | 16 February

Part 1 of 2 for Using OnTask on personalise feedback and support for your subject Are you teaching in a large subject? Do you find it a challenge to support all your students with...
Feb 8, 2022

Using OnTask to personalise feedback and support in your course: A hands-on session | 8 February

Part 2 of 2 for Using OnTask on personalise feedback and support for your course Are you teaching in a large course? Do you find it a challenge to support all your students with t...
Feb 8, 2022

Using Analytics to Personalise Feedback at Scale: help us choose the best tool | 8 February

Personalised message and feedback platforms have existed in UTS for a few years now – examples of these are OnTask and Canvas messaging. At the same time, a wide range of similar t...
Feb 3, 2022

Using OnTask to personalise feedback and support in your subject | 3 February

Part 1 of 2 for Using OnTask on personalise feedback and support for your subject Are you teaching in a large subject? Do you find it a challenge to support all your students with...
Feb 2, 2022

TRACK Designer drop-in | 2 February

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty...
Dec 16, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: integrating AcaWriter into your teaching | 16 December

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Dec 14, 2021

Building lifelong learning dispositions using the ‘Learning Journeys’ approach and platform | 14 December

About this Event At UTS we place particular value on equipping students with skills and dispositions not only for academic success, but for success in the workplace and lifelong le...
Nov 18, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: integrating AcaWriter into your teaching | 18 November

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Nov 9, 2021

Building lifelong learning dispositions using the ‘Learning Journeys’ approach and platform | 9 Nov

About this Event At UTS we place particular value on equipping students with skills and dispositions not only for academic success, but for success in the workplace and lifelong le...
Nov 5, 2021

What is rigour in learning analytics, and how can we foster it?

The challenge: Over a little more than a decade, the field of learning analytics (LA) has grown. LA has always been characterised as a multidisciplinary field. As the field continu...
Nov 3, 2021

TRACK Designer drop-in | 3 November

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty t...
Oct 21, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: integrating AcaWriter into your teaching | 21 October

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Oct 12, 2021

Building lifelong learning dispositions using the ‘Learning Journeys’ approach and platform | 12 Oct

About this Event At UTS we place particular value on equipping students with skills and dispositions not only for academic success, but for success in the workplace and lifelong le...
Oct 12, 2021

Tools for threading WIL into your whole of course design: Careers Canvas modules and the TRACK-Learner tool | 12 October

Hot Topic Theme: Work Integrated Learning and External Partnerships UTS has a number of tools starting to emerge that can support course teams to help students think about their lo...
Oct 7, 2021

Work Integrated Learning and External Partnerships: Let’s go “WILD”! | 7 October

Hot Topic Theme: Work Integrated Learning and External Partnerships Are you looking for a resource to help your students reflect, plan and improve upon their work experience during...
Oct 6, 2021

TRACK Designer drop-in | 6 October

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty t...
Sep 16, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: integrating AcaWriter into your teaching | 16 September

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Sep 14, 2021

Building lifelong learning dispositions using the ‘Learning Journeys’ approach and platform | 14 Sep

About this Event At UTS we place particular value on equipping students with skills and dispositions not only for academic success, but for success in the workplace and lifelong le...
Sep 1, 2021

TRACK Designer drop-in | 1 September

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty t...
Aug 19, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: integrating AcaWriter into your teaching | 19 August

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Aug 10, 2021

Building lifelong learning dispositions using the ‘Learning Journeys’ approach and platform | 10 Aug

UTS Learning Journeys PDF Slides About this Event At UTS we place particular value on equipping students with skills and dispositions not only for academic success, but for succes...
Aug 4, 2021

TRACK Designer drop-in | 4 August

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty t...
Jul 15, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: integrating AcaWriter into your teaching | 15 July

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Jul 7, 2021

TRACK Designer drop-in | 7 July

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty t...
Jun 17, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: integrating AcaWriter into your teaching | 17 June

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Jun 8, 2021

Building lifelong learning dispositions using the ‘Learning Journeys’ approach and platform | 8 Jun

UTS Learning Journeys PDF Slides About this Event At UTS we place particular value on equipping students with skills and dispositions not only for academic success, but for succes...
Jun 2, 2021

TRACK Designer drop-in | 2 June

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty t...
May 27, 2021

The role of Automated Feedback in diagnosing your students’ needs | 27 May

About this Event In this session we will talk about utilising Canvas quiz functions to gather unique information about students how diagnostic surveys can help you identify...
May 20, 2021

The role of Automated Feedback in responding to variable student pace of learning | 20 May

About this Event In this session we will talk about responding to individual students’ needs how intelligent tutoring systems can support adaptive learning utilising Canvas...
May 13, 2021

The role of Automated Feedback in building student belonging in large classes | 13 May

About this Event “Automated Feedback” is not a replacement to existing feedback, but a way to enrich the existing feedback ecosystem. In this session we will discuss how to use au...
May 6, 2021

Enriching your feedback ecosystem with Automated Feedback | 6 May

About this Event “Automated Feedback” has existed in various forms at UTS for some time, from online quizzes, to adaptive learning platforms, to conditional messaging. In this ser...
May 5, 2021

TRACK Designer drop-in | 5 May

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty t...
Apr 15, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: integrating AcaWriter into your teaching | 15 April

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Apr 13, 2021

LAK21 Workshop: A Tutorial on Data Storytelling for Learning Analytics Dashboards

Date APRIL 13, 2021 - DAY 2, 4 PM TO 7 PM PST (according to LAK pre-conference schedule) Abstract From a human-centered perspective, supporting educational stakeholders to interpr...
Apr 13, 2021

LAK21 Workshop: Engineering Learning Analytics Technology Environments (ELATE): Understanding iteration between data and theory, and design and deployment

Date April 13, 2021 - 4PM to 7 PM PST (according to LAK pre-conference schedule) Abstract Learning analytics (LA) researchers often fail to collect the necessary data ...
Apr 13, 2021

LAKathon 2021: Is Learning in Isolation a Mission Impossible?

Date April 13, 2021 - 9 AM to 12 PM PST (according to LAK pre-conference schedule) Abstract Welcome to the seventh Learning Analytics Hackathon (LAKathon). The LAKhath...
Apr 12, 2021

LAK21: First international workshop on human-centred learning analytics

Date April 12, 2021 - 4 PM TO 7 PM PST (according to LAK pre-conference schedule) Abstract This workshop seeks to build on the momentum from recent years within the LAK...
Apr 12, 2021

LAK21 Workshop: Responsible Learning Analytics: Creating just, ethical, and caring LA systems

Date April 12, 2021 - 1 PM to 4 PM PST (according to LAK pre-conference schedule) Abstract Ethical considerations and the values embedded in the design and use of Lear...
Apr 7, 2021

TRACKDesigner Drop-in | 7 April

How can you start to ensure that graduates from your courses will possess skills that make them competitive in the Australian labour market? TRACK Designer, aims to help faculty t...
Mar 31, 2021

TRACK Launch Workshop | 31 Mar

You're invited to join the CIC team in celebrating the official launch of TRACK and contributing to the development of this critical tool. About this Event How can you ...
Mar 18, 2021

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 18 Mar

View the Slideshow: About this Event What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has...
Dec 2, 2020

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 2 Dec

Slides PDF or Slideshare: 24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching from Simon Buckingham Shum What difference could instant feedback on dra...
Nov 20, 2020

An introduction to Writing Analytics and the design of automated feedback

The workshop introduces educators and researchers to the affordances of writing analytics and automated writing feedback tools for students. Organiser: Antonette Shibani, Ming ...
Nov 17, 2020

PhD Stage 1 Seminar: Leonie Payne – Bringing Rigour to the Evaluation of Higher Education

This is a PhD Stage 1 seminar to present and discuss the proposed gap in the literature review, identified research questions, early results and plans for further investigations. A...
Nov 4, 2020

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 4 Nov

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Oct 7, 2020

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 7 Oct

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Sep 8, 2020

DAFFI 2020: Designing Automated Feedback for Impact

This is a two-day event We all know that feedback is critical for learning — and we all appreciate how demanding this can be for educators to provide, to many students, in a co...
Sep 2, 2020

24/7 Instant Feedback on Writing: Integrating AcaWriter into your Teaching | 2 Sep

What difference could instant feedback on draft writing make to your students? Over the last 5 years the Connected Intelligence Centre has been developing and piloting an automated...
Aug 13, 2020

Arizona State University: Leveraging Data Analytics for Student Success

Mike Sharkey, Director of Analytics, Arizona State University In a university setting, there is no silver bullet when it comes to student success. Many factors in a student's ex...
Feb 11, 2020

PhD Stage 3 Seminar: Carlos Gerardo Prieto Alvarez – Engaging stakeholders in the learning analytics design process

This is a PhD Stage 3 seminar to present and discuss the overall research project’s goals, findings and contributions. All are welcome to attend, and to provide constructive feedba...
Nov 28, 2019

ALASI2019: The Fifth Writing Analytics Workshop: Linking Reflective Writing Analytics to Learning Design

Ming Liu1, Rosalie Goldsmith2,Sumati Ahuja3, Xiaodi Huang4 Abstract Reflective writing is a fundamental learning activity across learning contexts. With the recent advancemen...
Nov 28, 2019

ALASI2019: #C21LA: Tracking & Assessing 21st Century Competencies with Learning Analytics

Simon Buckingham Shum, Darrall Thompson, Maimuna Musarrat (CIC, UTS) Zhonghua Zhang (Assessment Research Centre, University of Melbourne) Srecko Joksimovic (Teaching Innovation...
Nov 28, 2019

ALASI2019: Panel debate – the validity of using student evaluation surveys for performance based funding at Australian universities

Leonie Payne1, Kirsty Kitto1, Michael Pracy1, Jason Lodge2, Abelardo Pardo3 Abstract The Australian Federal Government announced in August 2019 that aspects of the Quality In...
Nov 28, 2019

ALASI2019: Demonstration: Ethical edgecases – a middle space bringing system builders into contact with ethicists

Get your ticket here. Kirsty Kitto1, Simon Knight1, Linda Corrin2 Abstract This demonstration will run in a workshop mode that explores the issues that arise in relying purely...
Nov 28, 2019

ALASI2019: Learning Analytics Growing Pains – Sociotechnical Infrastructure Changes as LA Tools Mature

Get your ticket here. Simon Buckingham Shum1, Antonette Shibani2 Abstract As Learning Analytics tools mature, there are often ‘growing pains’ in how the infrastructure adapt...
Nov 28, 2019

ALASI2019: Multimodal Analytics for Classroom Proxemics

Roberto Martinez-Maldonado1 and Gloria Fernandez Nieto2 Abstract We use the term Classroom Proxemics to refer to how teachers and students use the classroom space, and the im...
Nov 27, 2019

PhD Seminar: Gloria Fernandez Nieto- Providing guidance in Multimodal Learning Analytics visual feedback interfaces for Collaborative Classrooms

PhD Candidate: Gloria Milena Fernandez Nieto Abstract: Feedback is a crucial aspect of classroom-based learning. Delivering high-quality feedback can help students to make well...
Nov 2, 2019

The Anna Karenina principle: One university’s approach to the adoption of learning analytics

  Presenter: Dr. Irina Elgort (Presenter), Steven Warburton & Derek White Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Register on Eventbrite Abstract: Many instit...
Aug 19, 2019

Evidence-Based Education with Learning Analytics

This talk will provide an overview of the Educational Big Data and Learning Analytics research project in Japan. This project proposes an information infrastructure for learning an...
May 16, 2019

Designing for Future Learning Environments

Designing for Future Learning Environments through Multimodal Learning Analytics The proliferation and ubiquity of computing technologies has opened a new range of technology appli...
Feb 21, 2019

Seminar: Tim van Gelder (U. Melbourne)

SWARM as an Immersive Learning Environment for Analytical Reasoning Skills https://youtu.be/WfL5Fj9T2-o Abstract: SWARM is a cloud platform aimed at improving analytical reasoning...
Feb 19, 2019

PLSA UX/LX Workshop

https://youtu.be/QNEhB2do7V4 PLSA UX/LX Workshop (CIC Ideation Studio) This workshop brings together people from multiple universities to share what we know about the design of g...
Feb 19, 2019

OnTask/LA-API Hackathon

  The opportunity for technical teams to get their hands dirty with OnTask and the LA-API. Agenda to TBC, emerging from Monday's workshop.
Feb 18, 2019

OnTask & Learning Analytics API Workshop

https://youtu.be/QNEhB2do7V4 This workshop brings together system architects from multiple universities interested in the future of the OnTask architecture, and the Learning Analy...
Feb 13, 2019

Media Monitoring and Racism Workshop

Save the Date – Media Monitoring and Racism You are invited to a conversation hosted by the Connected Intelligence Centre, in collaboration with racial equality organisation All T...
Jan 23, 2019

HETA Workshop

Wrap up of the ATN HETA Project for all partners
Nov 23, 2018

CIC @ ALASI 2018

CIC is making major contributions to training the next generation of Learning Analytics researchers and practitioners. At the forthcoming Australian Learning Analytics Summer Insti...
Oct 4, 2018

Human-Centred Data Science: Principles and Practices from CIC’s Work

This Seminar is part of the UTS Research Hub (RESHub) The session will be led by Simon Buckingham Shum, Professor of Learning Informatics and Director, UTS Connected Intelligence...
Aug 29, 2018

A Brief Introduction to Telling Stories with Data

John Naisbitt said: "We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge". This quote is getting increasingly relevant nowadays when we are literally surrounded by data in o...
Jul 31, 2018

Learning Journeys Workshops

Complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity are the three most important capabilities for thriving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.  These are not traditionally d...
Jul 11, 2018

LX Lab: Using AcaWriter to help develop student writing

Presenters: Sophie Abel, Shibani Antonette The Connected Intelligence Centre at UTS has developed a Writing Analytics software called ‘AcaWriter’ that can help develop students’...
Jul 11, 2018

Using AcaWriter to help develop student writing

  Presenters: Sophie Abel, Shibani Antonette The Connected Intelligence Centre at UTS has developed a Writing Analytics software called ‘AcaWriter’ that can help develop stu...
Jun 14, 2018

Using Student Data to Provide Semi-Auto-mated, Personalised Feedback: A Hands-on Tutorial

We know how important quality feedback is to learning, but we also know how time consuming this can be to provide. Moreover, while the quality and quantity of data traces generat...
May 23, 2018

Where is the teacher? Real-time Feedback to Academics on their use of the Collaborative Learning Spaces

The aim of this talk is to discuss the potential of a new metaphor for bringing Learning Analytics into UTS physical learning spaces that we call Classroom Translucence. A transl...
Apr 16, 2018

CIC at UTS Postgraduate Expo

CIC will be at the UTS postgraduate expo on Monday 16 April 2018. Come and see us at the Graduate Research School Stand and talk to our academics about our Doctoral Program in Lea...
Mar 13, 2018

Seminar: Elle Yuan Wang – ASU EdPlus Action Lab

Exploring Non-Cognitive Reasons behind Success after Failure The availability of large-scale online courses enabled assessment of academic performances at scale. Equally important ...
Mar 12, 2018

Seminar: Cristina Conati – Towards User-Adaptive Visualizations

Professor Cristina Conati (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) REGISTER As digital information continues to accumulate in our lives, information visualizations have...
Mar 5, 2018

LAK18: The 8th International Conference on Learnign Analytics & Knowledge

The CIC team is heavily involved in this international conference, coming to the Southern Hemisphere for the first time... THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING ANALYTICS &a...
Feb 15, 2018

Summer@UTS – Visualisation for Wicked Problems – Session 2

A WORKSHOP FOR UTS STUDENTS Coaches: Simon Buckingham Shum (CIC Director) & Kailash Awati (Senior Lecturer in Data Science) This half-day workshop will provide you with hands-...
Feb 8, 2018

Summer@UTS – Building your resilience for complexity

A WORKSHOP FOR UTS STUDENTS Coaches: Simon Buckingham Shum & Ruth Deakin Crick This half-day workshop will provide hands-on experience for you to take the CLARA survey and ref...
Feb 6, 2018

Training: ATN Text Analytics workshop

CIC hosts the kickoff workshop for a new ATN-funded project, 6-7 Feb. The Higher Education Text Analytics project will share expertise, experience and code on the application of na...
Dec 11, 2017

Summer@UTS – Visualisation for Wicked Problems (Session 1)

A WORKSHOP FOR UTS STUDENTS This half-day workshop will provide you with hands-on experience mapping issues, ideas and arguments using the research-validated Compendium visual hyp...
Dec 6, 2017

Humans, Data, AI & Ethics – The Great Debate

On Wednesday December 6th, two teams of UTS academics and industry partners gathered at UTS for the hotly anticipated "Humans, Data, AI & Ethics - Great Debate".  The rhetorica...
Dec 6, 2017

Humans, Data, AI and Ethics – A UTS Conversation

Data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies are transforming our workplaces, our social institutions and our everyday lives. Whilst the creative, commer...
Nov 7, 2017

David Williamson Shaffer: Quantitative Ethnography (Workshop)

Learning in the 21st century means thinking in complex and collaborative ways that are situated in a real world context. This workshop introduced participants to Quantitative Ethno...
Nov 6, 2017

Professor David Williamson Shaffer: Virtual Internships (Lecture)

Virtual Internships have the potential to revolutionise education. Imagine classes that have thousands of students - like MOOCs -  but where students learn more than just how to t...
Aug 30, 2017

Presentation: “Who moved my Intelligence? How education can use Artificial Intelligence to boost Human Intelligence”, Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Knowledge, London)

Who moved my Intelligence? How education can use Artificial Intelligence to boost Human Intelligence  Prof Rose Luckin, UCL Knowledge Lab, London   The title of this ta...
Aug 21, 2017

Training: Dialogue Mapping Masterclass

This event has concluded. Stop wasting time and make better decisions Change is hard. Getting people to understand each other and align on common goals is hard. High stakes decisio...
Jul 14, 2017

Data Protection and Privacy: In conversation with Sheila FitzPatrick at CIC

On Friday July 14, UTS:CIC hosted world-renowned data protection law expert Sheila FitzPatrick for a conversation on the changing landscape of data protection, data sovereignty and...
Jun 22, 2017

Training: OnTask OLT Project Workshop for UTS Staff

Ever wondered how to provide your students with individual feedback and recommendations on their learning progress both quickly and easily? On Thursday June 22, the UTS Connected ...
Jun 19, 2017

Learning Analytics “UnConference”

Piggybacking off the LA Leadership Summit held in Sydney on 20-21 June 2017, the UTS Connected Intelligence Centre decided to host its own Learning Analytics "UnConference" in CIC'...
Jun 12, 2017

Learning Analytics Summer Institute 2017

This year's field-building Learning Analytics Summer Institute, organised by SoLAR, was once again hosted at U. Michigan with satellite LASI-Locals running internationally (e.g. fo...
Jun 6, 2017

Training: Writing Analytics Workshop for UTS Staff

The Connected Intelligence Centre ran a hands-on workshop for UTS staff on Writing Analytics. The workshop exposed attendees to the use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools, ...
May 24, 2017

Developing Resilient Learners: CLARA workshop

This internal workshop brought together academics and professional staff who have been piloting the Crick Learning for Resilient Agency (CLARA) dispositional analytics tool in a ra...
May 19, 2017

Training Workshop: Mapping Information, Ideas and Arguments with Visual Sensemaking Tools

In recent years, UTS staff from diverse faculties and business units have expressed interest in information mapping schemes and tools. At this full-day workshop, speakers Paul Cu...
May 10, 2017

Master of Data Science and Innovation – Postgrad Info Evening

Date: Wednesday, 10th May 2017 Time: 06:00 PM Location: Building 07, Level 3, Room 010 010D. The Master of Data Science & Innovation (MDSI) postgraduate information evening for...
Mar 13, 2017

LAK17

CIC recently shared its work in diverse forms and topics at the 7th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK17). LAK17  was held in Vancouver, Canada f...
Feb 17, 2017

Educational big data and learning analytics in higher education

On Friday 17 February, we welcomed guest speaker Hiroaki Ogata who talked about the Educational Big Data research project taking place at Kyushu University, Japan. This project use...
Feb 13, 2017

Predictive Analytics on Evolving Data Streams

On Monday 13 February from 3.30 - 5pm, we welcomed guest speaker Mykola Pechenizkiy who talked about the Predictive Analytics on Evolving Data Streams. Click here to view Mykola's...
Feb 6, 2017

Predictive Analytics for Responsible Data Science

On Monday 6 February from 3.30 - 5pm, we welcomed guest speaker Mykola Pechenizkiy who talked about Predictive Analytics for Responsible Data Science. This talk showcased current s...
Jan 20, 2017

Ishan Shapiro – You’re not just data scientists, you’re data sense-makers!

On Friday 20 January, we welcomed guest speaker Ishan Shapiro, creative entrepreneur, technologist and storyteller. He shared some from-the-trenches stories about the oft-overlooke...
Jan 19, 2017

Master of Data Science & Innovation – Postgrad Info Evening

Registrations are now open to attend the Master of Data Science & Innovation (MDSI) postgraduate information evening on Thursday 19 January 2017 from 6.00pm Academics from the ...
Nov 24, 2016

Ryan Baker: Ethical Application of Learning Analytics in a Complex and Changing World

On Thursday 24 November, we welcomed guest speaker Ryan Baker, one of the world’s leading researchers and consultants on Educational Data Mining. He hosted a conversation with our ...
Nov 10, 2016

Master of Data Science & Innovation – Postgrad Info Evening

Registrations are now open to attend the Master of Data Science & Innovation (MDSI) postgraduate information evening on Thursday 10 November from 6.00pm Academics from the Conn...
Nov 10, 2016

Virtual Internships: Computer-supported role play simulations

The Connected Intelligence Centre (CIC) held a ‘Virtual Internships’ (VIs) on Thursday 10th November, 2016. Given the strategic priority around delivering more authentic assessmen...
Oct 18, 2016

Tom Carey: Innovation Capability, Epistemic Fluency and Literacy

Innovation Capability, Epistemic Fluency and Literacy: Adventures in Distinctive Excellence for Teaching & Learning Environments We were delighted to welcome Professor Tom Care...
Sep 15, 2016

Master of Data Science & Innovation – Postgrad Info Evening

Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the MDSI utilises a range of perspectives from diverse fields and integrates them with industry experiences, real-world projects and self-direc...
Jul 26, 2016

MDSI Welcome Induction – 26 July

Presentation slides from Dr Elizabeth Coombs, the NSW Privacy Commissioner Privacy and Data: Master Class from UTS Connected Intelligence Centre Event Details Date: Tuesday, 2...
Jul 20, 2016

Authentic Assessment Analytics for Reflection (A3R ) Workshop

On July 20, 2016, CIC hosted a workshop for the Authentic Assessment Analytics for Reflection (A3R) research. The workshop brought together researchers, developers, and academics f...
Jun 17, 2016

CIC Connecting in the Courtyard (CIC- Squared)

UTS Connected Intelligence Centre hosts third CIC-Squared of 2016. 5-6:30pm  Friday 17 June CIC Courtyard, 2 Blackfriars St, Chippendale This is a networking event for anyone i...
Jun 8, 2016

NIC@CIC – Redlands School 8 June 2016

        Following Professor Anthony Bryk’s visit to Sydney and his Master Class in improvement science pursued through networked improvement communities (...
May 25, 2016

NIC@CIC – Turramurra High School 25 May 2016

Following Professor Anthony Bryk’s visit to Sydney and his Master Class in improvement science pursued through networked improvement communities (NIC), the Connected Intelligence...
May 11, 2016

NIC@CIC – Ravenswood School for Girls 11 May 2016

Following Professor Anthony Bryk’s visit to Sydney and his Master Class in improvement science pursued through networked improvement communities (NIC), the Connected Intelligence...
Apr 25, 2016

Workshop: Learning Analytics Across Physical & Digital Spaces

CIC members have been involved in the co-organisation of Cross-LAK 2016, the first International Workshop on Learning Analytics Across Physical and Digital Spaces to be held in c...
Apr 25, 2016

Workshop: Critical Perspectives on Writing Analytics

Writing Analytics research and practice deploy computational analysis of student writing for the purpose of (i) understanding writing processes and products in their educational ...
Apr 25, 2016

Workshop: Temporal Analytics

Putting Temporal Analytics into Practice: 5th International Workshop on Temporality in Learning Data Temporal analyses offer exciting new ways to gain insight into the processe...
Mar 8, 2016

Sharon Oviatt – Enhancing Creative Intelligence with Multimodal Technologies

Sharon Oviatt (Incaa Designs) Time: 11.00 - 12.30am, Tue 8 March 2016 Location: CB08.02.006 In this talk, I will discuss parallel research advances toward developing new digi...
Feb 3, 2016

NSW Learning Analytics meetup

The NSW Learning Analytics working group will hold its first meetup of 2016 here at UTS. We warmly invite colleagues from across state to join us on Wed 3rd Feb in the stunning new...
Nov 26, 2015

CIC @ALASI15

Last year CIC hosted ALASI14, and we had a strong presence at this year's Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute at Sydney University. ALASI is the largest LASI outside the...
Nov 4, 2015

Tony Bryk – Learning to Improve

Learning to Improve Professor Anthony Bryk President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching This series of events is organised by University of Technology Syd...
Nov 3, 2015

Master of Data Science & Innovation – Postgrad Info Evening

Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the MDSI utilises a range of perspectives from diverse fields and integrates them with industry experiences, real-world projects and self-direc...
Oct 21, 2015

Minority Report for Information Seeking: Fixing Things Before They Break in Search

Seminar and Afternoon Tea with Chirag Shah, Rutgers University, USA Wednesday October 21: 1:30pm-3pm CB11.04.202 (For further information please contact theresa.anderson@uts.edu...
Sep 14, 2015

Jenny McDonald – Short Answers to Deep Questions

Interactive Workshops: All staff and students welcome, particularly with interests in formative assessment; language technology; health sciences 2.30-4pm Mon 14 Sept and 10-30-12p...
Sep 14, 2015

Brian Collins – Cities, Infrastructure, Complexity and Governance

Prof. Brian Collins (University College London) 9.15-10.30am, Mon 14 Sept 2015 The new UK Colaborative for Research into Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) will address the chall...
Aug 25, 2015

James Stanbridge: Declara

DATE: 25 August TIME: 9.30am VENUE: CB08.02.006 James Stanbridge is Vice President (Asia) of Declara, a dynamic social learning startup based in Silicon Valley. James will be s...
Aug 17, 2015

CIC on Human Exploration of Mars

CIC's Director Simon Buckingham Shum contributed to a UTS Art Gallery panel discussion in association with the exhibition My Trip to Mars. In this panel, Simon described the applie...
Jul 30, 2015

Paul Culmsee – Issue & Dialogue Mapping Workshops

Paul Culmsee - Mapping for multistakeholder dialogue and intellectual capital We are delighted to announce that Paul Culmsee from Seven Sigma will be visiting UTS on Thurs 30 and ...
Jul 27, 2015

Geof Bowker – Values in Information Systems

DATE: Monday, 27 July TIME: 2.00pm - 3.30pm VENUE: CB11.05.101 We are delighted to announce that Geof Bowker will spend 27 July at CIC, including giving this seminar which is open ...
Jul 17, 2015

Gardner Campbell – from the Memex to the World Wide Mind

DATE: Friday, 17 July TIME: 2.30pm - 4pm, VENUE: CB08.08.002 Gardner Campbell (Virginia Commonwealth University Vice-Provost for Learning Innovation & Student Success) will be...
May 29, 2015

CIC2 – AWA theme

CIC invites all the teams working together with us on the Academic Writing Analytics tool to meet up, followed by our Connecting in the Courtyard (CIC2) afternoon tea on Friday, 29...
May 27, 2015

NIC@CIC

The UTS research mission is to have societal impact. CIC is committed to educational research that impacts practitioners in the trenches, in our schools and universities — here i...
Dec 12, 2014

Human Face of Big Data: movie + panel

CIC has just hosted a citizen engagement event, to introduce the general public, and UTS staff (we had a 50/50 split) to some of the ethical issues surrounding "Big Data". We used ...
Nov 22, 2014

ALASI: Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute

Welcome to ALASI 2014! ALASI 2014 Photo Montage • ALASI 2014 Program • ALASI 2014 Delegate Flashtalks UPDATE: Don't miss ALASI 2015, Univ. Sydney, 26-27 Nov 2015 The challenge Bui...
Nov 17, 2014

Daniel Hickey – Open Digital Badges

On Monday 17th November, Associate Professor Daniel T Hickey, Program Coordinator, Learning Sciences Program at Indiana University, will meet with UTS staff to discuss opportunitie...
Aug 20, 2014

Caroline Haythornthwaite – Networked Learning Practices

We were delighted to welcome Caroline Haythornthwaite to CIC, as part of her Australian research visit. Over 30 UTS staff joined her in a workshop in which she engaged us with the ...
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