This document summarizes a presentation about how educational data mining (EDM) relates to learning analytics (LAK). It notes that LAK involves collecting learner traces to improve learning, and encompasses EDM. EDM is compared to an autonomous vehicle, while LAK is the dashboard that provides insights. Areas where EDM and LAK overlap are discussed, such as capturing meaningful traces and evaluation. The presentation aims to start a discussion on how EDM and LAK can work together.

1. EDM meets LAK
LAK12
Vancouver, 1 May 2012
Erik Duval
http://erikduval.wordpress.com
@ErikDuval
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2. Thanks - merci - gracias - dank u -
köszönöm - ありがとうございます - ...
MANY thanks
for the invitation !
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3. http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval
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4. Me,
myself
and I
my team:
Human-Computer
Interaction
technology enhanced learning
music
research
http://erikduval.wordpress.com/
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5. I’m a man of few principles, but...
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6. Rule #1
never allow panelists to use slides!
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7. Rule #2
best way not to make people work together
is to encourage them too strongly
and worry about it too much
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8. Learning Analytics is about
collecting traces
that learners leave behind
and using those traces
to improve learning.
http://erikduval.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/learning-analytics-and-educational-data-mining/
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9. So...
learning analytics ‘owns’ encompasses
educational data mining
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10. EDM -
autonomous vehicle
LAK
-
dashboard
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11. empowerment
[user centered design]

12. awareness
self-reflection
sense making

13. modest computing
[Dillenbourg]

14. what EDM and LAK share...

15. capturing meaningful traces?
evaluation?
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16. maybe we can start there?
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17. Questions?
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twitter: @ErikDuval
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