Erik Duval gave a presentation on learning analytics for visualization and recommendation. He discussed how learning analytics can be used to track learner attention and display that data through visualizations. This allows learners and teachers to gain insight into the learning experience. Duval presented examples of dashboards and tools that visualize learner activities and link them to goals to promote self-reflection. He also discussed how recommendation systems can be improved using learning analytics data and federated search. However, Duval noted there are also dangers if too much data is collected without transparency and if users become trapped in "walled gardens" controlled by companies.

1. Attention Please!
Learning analytics
for visualization & recommendation
SURF seminar
Utrecht, 29 August 2011
Erik Duval
http://erikduval.wordpress.com and @ErikDuval
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2. Thanks-merci-gracias-dank u-köszönöm-
σας ευχαριστώ-obrigado-
-Vielen dank - 谢谢
MANY thanks
for the invitation !
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3. http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval
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4. My team:
technology enhanced
learning, music & research
and language technologies
& computer graphics
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5. What?

6. “Analytics offers
leaders, teachers, learners, policy makers
with meaningful and actionable data
and analysis of the learning experience,
displayed through user-controlled
visualizations.”
[Siemens et al.]

7. learning analytics
=
attention management
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9. track where attention goes...
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10. And so what?
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11. Visualization: dashboard
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14. !
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15. Govaerts, Sten; Verbert, Katrien; Klerkx, Joris; Duval, Erik. Visualizing activities for self-reflection and awareness,
ICWL10: International Conference on Web based Learning, LNCS, Vol. 6483, pp. 91-100, 2010.
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17. http://research.uow.edu.au/learningnetworks/seeing/about/index.html

18. link with goals
or: the power of feedback loops
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22. That’s it?
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23. Recommend
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24. Govaerts, Sten; El Helou, Sandy; Duval, Erik; Gillet, Denis. A federated search and social recommendation
widget, 2nd International Workshop on Social Recommender Systems (SRS 2011) in conjunction with the 2011
ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2011), pp. 1-8, 2011

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27. Also important for research
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29. http://www.teleurope.eu/pg/groups/9405/datatel/

30. awareness in research
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6rU-TJOtTY
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32. bigger picture...
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35. but?
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http://www.venderbosch.com/blog/?p=728

38. http://www.thefilterbubble.com/

39. Text

40. my answer: open!
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41. 1.Property
2.Mobility
3.Economy
4.Transparency
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43. http://google.com/takeout
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44. walled garden...
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45. in the end...
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is
learning is life is learning is life is learning is life is learning
is life is learning is life is life is learning is life is learning is
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46. in conclusion
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47. Attention management
visualization, link with goals
recommendation
data based research
dangers - so what ;-) ?
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48. https://lirias.kuleuven.be/bitstream/123456789/315113/1/la2.pdf

49. Questions?
http://erikduval.wordpress.com/
twitter: @ErikDuval
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