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Learning Analytics for Learner Profile Development Chairs: Vitomir Kovanovic (UniSA) & Simon Buckingham Shum (UTS) This session was convened at ALASI22 on 8 Dec. The agenda and slides are below, followed by the session description in the program. It was attended by researchers and practitioners from both higher education and the K-12 schools sector, and sparked some lively discussion which we hope will be the springboard to future events. The briefings were very brief, so we've added l...
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Belonging Analytics

Towards Learning Analytics for Belonging was a new workshop launched by CIC at ALASI22 that formally charted a new direction in the field of learning analytics — student sense of belonging. While students' sense of belonging has long been recognised as a significant factor in their ability to thrive in an academic environment, this concept is not well-understood. The lack of clarity has implications on the way belonging is measured, tracked, and supported. Facilitated by Lisa-Angeli...
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TRACK Skills Analytics

What's the challenge? The TRACK (Tailored Recruitment Analytics & Curriculum Knowledge) project is tackling several challenges — for UTS students, academics, learners outside UTS, and companies looking to upskill their staff. Learners UTS students are often uncertain about what career path they should choose. Many students select their degree based on subjects they enjoyed in high school but are uncertain about what career they can pursue upon graduation. Other students start a d...
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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 investigations. All are welcome to attend, and to provide constructive feedback that will assist the student in preparing the future work for thesis submission. Thesis Title: Participatory Causal Modelling for Learning Analytics PhD Candidate: Ben Hicks Supervisors: Kirsty Kitto and Simon Buckingham Shum Delivery Mode/ ...
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ALASI22

Welcome to ALASI22 University of Technology Sydney, 8-9 Dec. 2022 Building 11, Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007 We are delighted to announce that the 2022 Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute (ALASI22) will be held face-to-face, in Sydney! This national gathering convenes as part of the international network of LASI events sponsored by the Society for Learning Analytics Research. After the 2 year ALASI hiatus, it will be fantastic to connect with each other again, welcome new ...
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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 announce that the 2022 Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute (ALASI22) will be held face-to-face, in Sydney! After the 2 year hiatus, it will be fantastic to connect with each other again, welcome new people into the community, to share our know-how and know-who to build the Learning Analytics community’s capab...
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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 Multimodal Data Storytelling for Supporting Embodied Team Learning PhD candidate: Gloria Fernandez Nieto Please note that this is an open Stage 3 PhD seminar, in which the candidate will summarise her research, prior to a viva with reviewers. Your support and constructive feedback are most welcome! Abstract...
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State-of-the-art reports published on Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Education

Posted on May 27, 2022July 19, 2022 by CIC Editor

CIC contributes to new reports on the state of the art of Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Education Australia is fortunate to have some of the leading researchers in Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Education,some of them being founders of these fields. Over the last year, CIC’s senior researchers Kirsty Kitto and Simon Buckingham Shum have been working with colleagues across the country on a series of research articles, documenting the state of play, and the ...
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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 successful and sustained career in academia, like most professions, requires a complex mix of formal and informal professional learning. However, institutional support for academic development tends to focus on teaching and learning, and on the training of PhD students, with very little understanding of the needs of Early...
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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 open Stage 3 PhD seminar, in which the candidate will summarise her research, prior to a viva with reviewers. Your support and constructive feedback are most welcome! Effective research writing skills are essential for Higher Degree Research (HDR) students. Research funding restructures and new university policy d...
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