1. Experimenting with Learning Analytics at The City of Liverpool College
Dale Davies

2. SharEd explained……
The only FE owned, national provider of sector specific outsourced services
A blend of education specific and commercial expertise
Successfully delivering services in support of 22,000 learners
Comprehensive portfolio of services
Core outsourced services – IT, MIS, HR, Finance, Business operations
Consulting & Professional services
SharEd Create - continued investment in R&D
Mandy

3. Next generation eLearning
Curriculum and teaching resources
High quality and centralised
Integrated into other data e.g. timetables, LRC
Tailored to specific College and student needs
Blended learning and better use of classroom space, reduce costs – essential in the current climate
Best practice in eLearning
Design
Quality standards and processes
Metrics – new data to gather, holistic and integrated view
We want to integrate eLearning with other sources of data to tell us how students learn
Research project
This diagram was easy to put together
Making it all happen isn’t Easy

4. Find ways to provide teachers with more insight
Mission
Upskill ourselves
Find ways to provide teachers with more insight
Engage teachers and students with the concept of Learning Analytics
Waiting patiently for access to Jisc system
Scepticism from teachers

5. SmartRoom
SmartRoom
Incubator for further technology and pedagogy improvements- eg Office 365
Linked to a Jisc Learning Analytics project
Timetabled for curriculum delivery since Sept
Interim report on progress now complete
“really enjoyed today’s lesson, room was much better and activities were useful. Felt as though I had learned a lot. I like being able to watch videos and write my own notes at group/own speed. I felt this made things stick” Access science
Experiment...
Track data compared with normal room

6. Microsoft Associate College
Working on following areas to become SHOWCASE…
Leadership
Teaching and Learning
Technical Capacity
Organizational

7. The ‘Internet Of Things’
“The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects—devices, vehicles, buildings and other items—embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data “
("Internet of Things Global Standards Initiative". ITU. 26 June

8. The ‘Internet Of Things’
Has been a catalyst for R&D projects in SharEd, with Microsoft Research (Dr Kenji Takeda) and Jisc (Dr Phil Richards).
Funding secured from JISC and Microsoft
Bringing together sensor technology, data processing and learning analytics
Incorporating IoT via sensors, emotion detection and machine learning into Pedagogy
Personalise learning
Workplace ready
Improve achievement
Dr Phil Richards – chief innovation office JISC
Dr Kenji Takeda – Technical Manager / Solutions Architect within MS research

9. VLE / Moodle
Initially interested in analytics processing, data warehousing etc
Also backend / workflow
Dashboarding
Sensors
Streaming data
Machine learning & analysis
We do a lot of analytics, eg LRC report but....
Current position.... Disparate reports / SSRS
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Model of engaged student??

10. Emotion detection in the classroom

11. Power BI
VLE
MIS
DEMOGRAPHIC & MARKET
FINANCE
IOT

12. Getting our students involved
SharEd work placement students
Helping identify how to incorporate next gen technology into the classroom and learning experience
Giving the students a chance to work in a real-world professional environment
Practical experience of applying new and emerging technologies to teaching scenarios
Helping to identify future stars
A source of R&D we aim to grow – eg) tech lab, testing environments for new products

13. What are the benefits?
Positive impact on attendance & punctuality
Improved engagement with VLE
Increased student satisfaction
Improved teacher satisfaction
Helped improve employability / digital skills

14. Don’t just take our word for it!
“Much better lesson! The combination of lecture style plus mini-tasks to get ourselves thinking was really engaging. I found being able to have a tablet in front of me to follow the slideshow at my own pace really encouraged my learning. More of this please!” – Student
“Improves concentration, productivity and attitude to learning. We used the VLE and tech in different ways and student are able to be much more creative and independent in their learning.” – Teacher

15. Dale Davies
The City of Liverpool College