The document discusses the Lea's Box project, which aims to integrate educational technologies into European classrooms through learning analytics and competence-centered assessments. It emphasizes the need for better technological infrastructure, realistic tools, teacher training, and effective communication to support individualized learning. The project is based on sound pedagogical models and innovative visualization techniques to enhance learning outcomes.

1. Games and Learning Alliance
Learn! Or is it?
What’s there in terms of
educationally smart technologies
(for games)
Dr. Michael Kickmeier-Rust

2. www.leas-box.eu leas-box@tugraz.at
Lea’s Box: Project Setup
Translating ITS ideas to real European classrooms 

3. Oh ya!  …

4. So, we’d need formatively
inspired evaluation/assessment

5. … to teach properly!

6. … to teach all individuals properly
using smart technology!

7. www.leas-box.eu leas-box@tugraz.at
LEA’s BOX stands for a Learning Analytics toolBOX
that supports
• a competence-centred, multi-source formative assessment
methodology
• on the foundations of sound psycho-pedagogical models
(i.e., Competence-based Knowledge Space Theory and
Formal Concept Analysis)
• intelligent model-based reasoning services
• innovative visualization techniques
• tailored to the concrete demands and requirements of
teachers and learners
Project Setup

8. www.leas-box.eu leas-box@tugraz.at
In Essence …
Joining creativity – information – didactics – mathetics – and the understanding
the learning is most individual!

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Model validation
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Lattice view of student
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Key Research: Yes, it’s .
complicated behind!

11. www.leas-box.eu leas-box@tugraz.at
But simple at the front end!

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But simple at the front end!

13. www.leas-box.eu leas-box@tugraz.at
Make it happen!
What it takes:
• Better tech. infrastructure or even
cooler LA/EDM algorithms?
…. Buuh, perhaps.
• Tailored and realistic tools? …. YES!
• Teacher training? …. ABSOLUTELY!
• Communication? …. Most important!!!

14. Visit me at
www.leas-box.eu
Dr. Michael Kickmeier-Rust
Knowledge Technologies Institute
Graz University of Technology
michael.kickmeier-rust@tugraz.at