These slides accompanied 15 'lightning presentations' on learning analytics given by a range of speakers from countries across Europe at the LACE SoLAR Flare 2015 networking event. This event took place at The Open University, UK, on 9 October 2015. It formed part of an international series of learning analytics networking events under the auspices of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). This was the second Flare to be run by the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project.

1. LACE SoLAR Flare: Lightning Presentations
The Open University, UK: 9 October 2015
Picture: NASA/SDO

2. Andrew Brasher

4. Doug Clow

6. Francisco Cordoba

8. Ian Dewes

10. Nick Freear

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12. Danny Glick

14. Mark Glynn

15. PredictEd – data mining of the VLE
Correlation between intervention and exam performance
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16. Priya Lakhani

18. Riccardo Mazza

20. Jenna Mittelmeier

21. Jenna Mittelmeier
jenna.mittelmeier@open.ac.uk
@JLMittelmeier

22. Elena Salvatori

23. Presentation Outline
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• Elena Salvatori, First year Phd student, Computer Science Dept., University of Pisa, Italy, grant
from Ministry of Education
• Degree in Computer Science in ’87. Former teacher of ICT in secondary schools.
• Last 10 years in a blended-learning program for adult students - secondary education - in the
province of Grosseto (www.diplomarsionline.it)
The project
• Supports the implementation of the Italian reform of the adult education system:
• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and skills certification
• OECD – ETS Education & Skills online used in PIAAC
• case study on 100 students of the network of schools offering adult education (province of
Grosseto)
• to which extent participating in education during adulthood impacts over core skills ?
• Supervisors: Prof. D. Pedreschi, Computer Science Dept., University of Pisa and Prof. F. Giannotti -
KDD Lab. - ISTI - CNR , Pisa
elena.salvatori@di.unipi.it

24. Sharon Slade

26. Adriana Wilde

28. Rebecca Ferguson

30. Adam Cooper

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