Presentation at BETT 2013, 31st Jan 2013

1. The Learning Analytics Cycle:
Closing the loop effectively
Doug Clow, Institute of Educational Technology,
The Open University, UK
BETT, Jan/Feb 2013

2. “the measurement, collection,
analysis and reporting of data about
learners and their contexts, for
purposes of understanding and
optimising learning and the
environments in which it occurs”
- LAK11
• Capture
• Report
• Predict
• Act
• Refine
Campbell &
Oblinger
(2007)
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3. The
Learning
Analytics
Cycle
Clow, LAK12

4. Improving feedback
(cc) Doug Clow http://dougclow.wordpress.com

5. • Optimise the right thing
– not money
– not proxies for learning
• Assessment is key
– be like students:
focus on the
assessment
Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus
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6. Learning Analytics Cycle
• Underpin with theory
• Close the loop
• Optimise the right thing
– more, faster, better
feedback
• Target learners & teachers
– not (just) managers and
policymakers
• Pursue openness & ethics
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7. Doug Clow
@dougclow
d.j.clow@open.ac.uk
slideshare.net/dougclow
dougclow.wordpress.com
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