The document outlines the efforts to build a European learning analytics community through the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project, highlighting various strategies for outreach, engagement, and sustainability. It details ongoing collaborations among several universities across Europe and emphasizes the importance of building a supportive international network. The project, supported by the European Commission, was presented at a conference in 2018, showcasing current learning analytics projects funded by Europe.

1. Building a European
learning analytics community
Rebecca Ferguson, Doug Clow, Bart Rienties
The Open University, UK
Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE)
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• Outreach & engagement
• Implementing an events strategy
• Network and associates strategy
• Measuring effectiveness
• Different content areas
• Writing / design guidelines
• Sustainability planning

5. Getting people talking

6. Building a mutually supportive network
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LACE Network
LACE Consortium

7. • Rebecca Ferguson, The Open University, UK
Introduction
• Alejandra Martínez Monés, University of Valladolid, Spain
Building on past collaborations
• Kairit Tammets, Tallinn University, Estonia
Work in Estonia
• Alan Berg, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Work in The Netherlands
• Anne Boyer, Université de Lorraine, France
Work in France
• Hendrik Drachsler (OUNL) and Adam Cooper (Cetis), LACE
Moving forward together – the LACE project
• Questions and discussion
Working with Associate Partners

8. An active international community
Annual two-day event – LASI Bilbao
Annual two-day event – LASI Korea
Annual two-day event – Nordic LASI

9. Continuing discussion

10. Julie Ward, MEP member
of the Culture and
Education Committee was
followed by Robert
Madelin, Director-General
of DG Connect, and
Dragan Gašević, president-
elect of SoLAR.
Their talks were followed
by overviews of the
current European-funded
learning analytics projects:
LACE, Lea’s Box, PELARS
and WatchMe.
European impact

11. An active team

12. “Building a European learning analytics community” by Rebecca
Ferguson, Doug Clow and Bart Rienties, The Open University,
was presented at the Social Sciences and Impact conference
“Impact: Making a Difference” on April 19, 2018.
Rebecca.ferguson@open.ac.uk
The LACE Project was supported by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme, grant 619424.
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