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[publication] Students in Focus – Moving Towards Human-Centred Learning Analytics #LearningAnalytics #LearnersCorner #tugraz #LA

We are very proud that we can announce another research article about our successful Learning Analytics project titled “Students in Focus – Moving Towards Human-Centred Learning Analytics“. It got published with the book Practicable Learning Analytics.

Abstract:
Human-centred design is a well-established approach within research fields such as human-computer interaction, ergonomics, and human factors. Recently Learning Analytics (LA) researchers and practitioners have manifested great interest in exploring methods and techniques associated with this approach to manage the design process in ways that can enhance human interaction with LA technology. The project “Learning Analytics – Students in Focus” aims to use student-related data to support the learning and teaching process in a higher educational context. Our interdisciplinary team investigates LA tools that leverage students’ academic success by acquiring or developing self-regulated learning skills. We adopted a Human-Centred Learning Analytics (HCLA) approach involving students, teachers, and other educational stakeholders in the iterative design of our LA tools. This article contributes to the discussion on how to design LA tools using a human-centred approach. We describe the analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation process of three LA tools comprised in our students’ dashboard, i.e., the planner, the activity graph, and the learning diary. In addition, we present key results gained in several empirical studies which had an implication on the tools’ design. Finally, we provide insights about our experience with the HCLA approach, pointing out benefits and limitations in practice.

[Article @ book’s homepage]
[draft @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Barreiros, C., Leitner, P., Ebner, M., Veas, E., Lindstaedt, S. (2023). Students in Focus – Moving Towards Human-Centred Learning Analytics. In: Viberg, O., Grönlund, Å. (eds) Practicable Learning Analytics. Advances in Analytics for Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27646-0_5

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[presentation] Vorstellung der Publikation der AG OER “Zum Stand von OER an österreichischen Hochschulen” bei der Veranstaltung “Open Educational Resources an österreichischen Hochschulen: Status quo und Ausblick” #fnma #OER #openEducation

Im Rahmen des OER-Events, organisiert von der FNMA, haben wir eine kurze Präsentation gemacht “Zum Stand von OER an österreichischen Hochschulen“. Diese steht jetzt gerne auch online zum Nachlesen zu Verfügung:

[Link zu den Vortragsfolien]

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[publication] Learning Analytics – Studierende im Fokus #learninganalyticy #zfhe #tugraz

In der Sonderausgabe zu “Digitalisierung der Hochschullehre – Projekte österreichischer Hochschulen 2020–2024” haben wir unser Learning-Analytics-Projekt beschrieben.

Zusammenfassung:
Der Einsatz von Learning Analytics etabliert sich zunehmend an Hochschulen. Im Rahmen eines vom BMBWF kofinanzierten Projekts wurde sowohl auf Ebene der Lehrveranstaltung als auch auf Ebene des Studiums angesetzt. Tools und Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen wurden entwickelt, die Studierende und ihre Interessen ins Zentrum stellen. Das Projekt verfolgt somit einen studierendenzentrierten Ansatz, der Autonomie und Freiwilligkeit der Teilnahme in den Vordergrund rückt. An den drei beteiligten Universitäten wurden Dashboards, wie der Learner’s Corner sowie Begleitmaßnahmen (Mentoring, Tutorials, …) entwickelt und empirisch überprüft. Außerdem wurden ethische und datenschutzrechtliche Richtlinien im Rahmen eines interdisziplinär erarbeiteten Kriterienkatalogs entwickelt.
Im Beitrag wird der Einsatz von Learning-Analytics-Tools auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen (Moodle-Plug-ins, Anwendung zur Visualisierung des Studienfortschritts) anhand von aus dem Projekt ausgewählten Schwerpunkten exemplarisch veranschaulicht und einzelne empirische Ergebnisse werden vorgestellt.

[Artikel @ Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung]
[Artikel @ ResearchGate]

Referenz: Bartok, L., Donner, M-T., Ebner, M., Gosch, N., Handle-Pfeiffer, D., Hummel, S., Kriegler-Kastelic, G., Leitner, P., Tang, T., Veljanova, H., Winter, C., & Zwiauer, C. (2023). Learning Analytics – Studierende im Fokus. Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung , 18, 223-250. https://doi.org/10.3217/zfhe-SH-HL/12

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[publication] Shaping learning analytics technology through human- centredness #learninganalytics #lak23 #research

We did a small contribution to the 4th International Workshop on Human-Centred Learning Analytics (HCLA) co-located with the 13th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK2023) about our learning analytics efforts at Graz University of Technology. Our publication titled “Shaping learning analytics technology through human- centredness” is now online availble, too

Abstract:
Learning Analytics (LA) researchers and practitioners are growing interested in applying human-centred design methods and techniques to design LA technology. This approach finds solutions by involving the perspectives of students, teachers, and other educational stakeholders in all process steps. It enables the creation of technology that resonates and is tailored to the end-users needs. The “Learning Analytics-Students in Focus” project aims to support the learning and teaching process in the higher education context. Our interdisciplinary team focuses on LA technology that facilitates acquiring and developing students’ self-regulated learning skills, such as goal setting, planning, monitoring progress, and reflecting. We embraced a Human-Centred Learning Analytics (HCLA) approach since the start of our project, and it helped us to understand students’ points of view and needs and find solutions together. This article summarises the design process of a LA tool named Planner, which aims to support students in planning and monitoring coursework. We share our experience with various methods and techniques applied in our research and present insights about the benefits and limitations of the HCLA approach. Finally, we highlight how the HCLA approach helped to build a LA community at our university and promote trust towards LA.

[full article @ ResearchGate]
[full article @ workshop’s homepage]

Reference: Barreiros, C., Leitner, P., Ebner, M., Linstädt, S. (2023) Shaping learning analytics technology through human- centredness. In: Proceedings of 4th International Workshop on Human-Centred Learning Analytics (HCLA) co-located with the 13th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK2023), Virtual, March 13, 2023

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[ijet, journal] Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning Vol. 18 / No.9 #ijet #research

Issue 18(09) of our journal on emerging technologies for learning got published. Enjoy the readings as usual for free :-).

Table of Contents:

  • Influence of APP-Assisted Teaching on Teaching Quality in Mobile Learning
  • Quality Evaluation of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Based on Modelling of Students’ Behavior Sequences
  • Success Factors to Promote Digital Learning Platforms: An Empirical Study From an Instructor’s Perspective
  • What Motivate Students to Continue Using Online Collaborative Tools: Post-Acceptance of Information System Approach
  • The School of the Future
  • Differentiated Instruction Efficiency of the Design Courses for Engineering Majors in a Smart Education Environment
  • Classroom Teaching Decision-Making Optimization for Students’ Personalized Learning Needs
  • Influence of a Distributed Learning Environment on Learners’ Performance
  • A Hybrid Approach to Measure Students’ Satisfaction on YouTube Educational Videos
  • Prediction Model of Students’ Learning Motivation Based on Combinatorial Optimization Algorithm
  • Self-Efficacy and Digital Anxiety and their Influence on Virtual Educational Performance
  • Context and Learning Style Aware Recommender System for Improving the E-Learning Environment
  • The Effect of Cognitive Modeling in Mathematics Achievement and Creative Intelligence for High School Students
  • The Third Wave of Self-Regulated Learning’s Measurement and Intervention Tools: Designing ‘Diaria’ as a New Generation of Learning Diary
  • Online Sharing Mechanism of Digital Teaching Resources Considering Knowledge Potential Difference
  • Using Sentiment Analysis to Explore Student Feedback: A Lexical Approach
  • “Kaleidoscope Eyes”: The Exploration of a Sense of Place Through Art Strolling in Mozilla Hubs

[Link to Issue 18/09]

Nevertheless, if you are interested to become a reviewer for the journal, please just contact me 🙂 .

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[publication] Visualization of Learning for Students: A Dashboard for Study Progress – Development, Design Details, Implementation, and User Feedback #LearningAnalytics #tugraz

We described our dashboard-activities for our students at Graz University of Technology in this chapter about “Visualization of Learning for Students: A Dashboard for Study Progress – Development, Design Details, Implementation, and User Feedback“:

Abstract:
At Graz University of Technology (TU Graz, Austria), the learning management system based on Moodle (https://moodle.org/ – last accessed February 10, 2021) is called TeachCenter. Together with a campus management system – called TUGRAZonline – it is the main infrastructure for digital teaching and general study issues. As central instances for both teachers and students, various services and support for them are offered. The latest developments include the design and implementation of a study progress dashboard for students. This dashboard is intended to provide students a helpful overview of their activities: It shows their academic performance in ECTS compared to the average of their peers, their own study progress, and the official study recommendation as well as the progress in the various compulsory and optional courses. The first dashboard prototype was introduced to all computer science students in May 2020, and a university-wide rollout started in December 2020. The chapter describes design considerations and design development work, implementation, as well as the user feedback on the implementation. Finally, the authors present recommendations as guidelines for similar projects based on their experience and students’ feedback and give an outlook for future development and research.

[article @ book’s homepage]
[draft @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Leitner P., Ebner M., Geisswinkler H., Schön S. (2021) Visualization of Learning for Students: A Dashboard for Study Progress – Development, Design Details, Implementation, and User Feedback. In: Sahin M., Ifenthaler D. (eds) Visualizations and Dashboards for Learning Analytics. Advances in Analytics for Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81222-5_19

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[publication] Digitale Transformation der Hochschullehre – wann kommt die digitale Innovation an? #transformation #duz #tugraz

In der Ausgabe 9/2022 der Deutschen Universtitätszeitung (DUZ) haben wir einen Beitrag zur digitalen Transformation in der Hochschullehre geschrieben – kurz und bündig, steht dieser nun auch als PrePrint zum Nachlesen bereit.

Um einordnen zu können, wie weit sich digitale Innovationen in der Hochschullehre bereits konkret etabliert haben, schlagen die Autorinnen und Autoren vom Team Lehr- und Lerntechnologien der Technischen Universität Graz ein achtstufiges Beurteilungsmodell vor.

[Draft @ ResearchGate]

Referenz: Ebner, M., Schön, S., Dennerlein, S., Edelsbrunner, S. (2022) Digitale Transformation der Hochschullehre – wann kommt die digitale Innovation an?. In: DUZ (Magazin für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft). Jg. 78, Ausgabe 9/2022. S. 45-46

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[publication] Learning Analytics in Hochschulen und Künstliche Intelligenz. Eine Übersicht über Einsatzmöglichkeiten, erste Erfahrungen und Entwicklungen von KI-Anwendungen zur Unterstützung des Lernens und Lehrens. #KI #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Artificialintelligence #Learninganalytics #research #tugraz

Es freut uns sehr, dass unser Beitrag zu “Learning Analytics in Hochschulen und Künstliche Intelligenz. Eine Übersicht über Einsatzmöglichkeiten, erste Erfahrungen und Entwicklungen von KI-Anwendungen zur Unterstützung des Lernens und Lehrens.” nun erschienen ist. Das Ziel war den Unterschied herauszuarbeiten und einen ersten Einblick zu geben in das Themenfeld. Wir hatten seinerzeit auch ein Video, quasi als Teaser für das Kapitel erstellt:

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[full article @ ResearchGate]
[full article @ Verlag Homepage]

Zitation: Schön, Sandra; Leitner, Philipp; Lindner, Jakob & Ebner, Martin (2023). Learning Analytics in Hochschulen und Künstliche Intelligenz. Eine Übersicht über Einsatzmöglichkeiten, erste Erfahrungen und Entwicklungen von KI-Anwendungen zur Unterstützung des Lernens und Lehrens. In: Tobias Schmohl, Alice Watanabe, Kathrin Schelling (Hg.), Künstliche Intelligenz in der Hochschulbildung, Bielefeld: transkript, S. 27-49. Online zugänglich unter: https://www.transcript-verlag.de/media/pdf/c9/16/59/oa9783839457696.pdf

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[publication] Development of an Austrian OER Certification for Higher Education Institutions and Their Employees #OER #OpenEducation #research

Our chapter about “Development of an Austrian OER Certification for Higher Education Institutions and Their Employees” got published right now – enjoy the interesting read 🙂

The “Forum Neue Medien in der Lehre Austria” (fnma) is responsible for the development and introduction of a procedure to attest open educational resources (OER) competences and OER activities in higher education. The aim is to develop and implement a convincing and recognized procedure that succeeds in sustainably promoting and making visible OER activities and OER competences at Austria’s higher education institutions. Within this paper, the development of the Austrian OER certification approach, in other words its framework, will be addressed. A working plan and first results will be presented; among others, the competence framework and its compatibility with existing frameworks.

[full chapter @ ResearchGate]
[full chapter @ Book’s homepage]

Reference: Schön, S., Ebner, M., Berger, E., Brandhofer, G., Edelsbrunner, S., Gröblinger, O., Hackl, C., Jadin, T., Kopp, M., Neuböck, K., Proinger, J., Schmölz, A. & Steinbacher, H.-P. (2023). Development of an Austrian OER Certification for Higher Education Institutions and Their Employees. In: Otto, D., Scharnberg, G., Kerres, M., Zawacki-Richter, O. (eds) Distributed Learning Ecosystems . Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38703-7_9

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[publication] Development of an Amazon Alexa App for a University Online Search #alexa #research #tugraz

Our chapter about “Development of an Amazon Alexa App for a University Online Search” for the HCII 2022 conference got published.

Abstract:
Today, our homes become smarter and smarter. We started to interact with our home with Intelligent Personal Assistants, like Amazon Alexa. In this paper we want to present and give a review on the Alexa skill developed for an online search for resources like rooms, courses, and persons. The goal is to provide the users an easy-to-use way to ask for information like phone numbers, e-mail addresses, room details, … and the Alexa Skill should provide this information also in an easy understandable way. We will describe how we solved to formulate suitable search queries from spoken Alexa commands and how we presented them to the user accordingly. Other obstacles like the presentation of the search results, due to the limited context and prioritization for individual search results, to the user will be discussed.

[full article @ book’s homepage]
[draft @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Rupitz, J., Ebner, M., Ebner, M. (2022). Development of an Amazon Alexa App for a University Online Search. In: Zaphiris, P., Ioannou, A. (eds) Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing the Learner and Teacher Experience. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05657-4_10