the future of big data in education

Marty McFly alias Hendrik Drachsler@HDrachsler, #SR15, 23.12.2015

De Toekomst van Big Data in het Onderwijs

What is Big Data?Voorbeeld:

The Google Flue trendtechnology …… kun nu ook voor onderwijs toegepast worden.

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The Big Data Economy Example:

The Google Flue trendtechnology …… can also be applied now for education.

New MIT study

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17Graph by Rob Koper. Data science voor de realisatie van online activerend onderwijs.

Presentation given at Dag van het Onderwijs (5 November 2015). Heerlen. The Netherlands

New insights

LearningActivities

Studytime in days

Chances vs. Issues of Learning AnalyticsChances1.Monitoring learning while it happens2.On demand Learning Measures3.Personalize education4.Identify studentsat risk early5.Reflection and Feedback support

Dangers1. Data not protected2. Anonymisation3. Unfair discrimination4. Different behaviour

through panoptic effect

5. No trust into the organisation

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Step 1: Short presentation of a vision (Marty)

Step 2: Rate Vision on (Audience)

1. ‘haalbaar’ =‘feasible’ 2. ‘wenselijk’ = ‘desirable’ By raising your hands!

Envision the future of Learning Analytics …

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Vision 1: 2025, LA are essential tools for educational management

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• A wide range of data about learner behaviour is used

• This generates good quality, real-time predictions about likely study success

• Learners, teachers, managers and policymakers have access to live information from schools

Vision 2: 2025, Learning analytics support self-directed autonomous learning

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• No Curricula and assessment anymore

• Students create communities for own learning goals

• Analytics support information exchange and group collaborations

• Teachers become MENTORS

Vision 3: 2025, analytics are rarely used in education

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• Courses that are automated by analytics are seen as inferior

• There have been major leaks and misuse of sensitive personal data

• All use of data for educational purposes has to be approved by the learners and inspectorates

Vision 4: 2025, classrooms monitor the physical environment to support learning and teaching


• Furniture, pens, writing pads – almost any learning tool uses sensors.

• Information is used to monitor learners’ progress.

• Teachers are alerted to signs of individual learner’s boredom, confusion, and deviation from task.

Vision 5: 2025, most teaching is delegated to computers

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• Enormous datasets containing information about millions of learners

• Computers suggest successful routes for learning

• Recommendations are better informed and more reliable than by even the best-trained humans

Vision 6: 2025, personal data tracking supports learning


• Sensors gather personal information about factors such as posture, attention, rest, stress, blood sugar, etc.

• This data helps people to master skills as swimming, driving, and passing examinations

• Programmes using this data to optimise learning for different ages and courses

Vision 7: 2025, individuals control their own data

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• People are aware of the importance and value of their data.

• Learners control the type and quantity of personal data that they share, and with whom they share it

• Most educational institutions run campaigns to raise awareness of the risks and exposure of data

Summary of the audience• The most feasible Vision at Serious Request is

Vision Number …

• The most desirable Vision at Serious Request is Vision Number ...

• The most feasible and desirable Vision at #SR15 is Vision Number ...

@Hdrachsler, #SR15

“The future of Learning Analytics” by Hendrik Drachsler, OUNL was presented at 3FM Serious Request 2015 in Heerlen, Netherlands 23 December, 2015.

Questions or Comments to: [email protected] OR @HDrachsler

This work was undertaken as part of the LACE Project, supported by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme, grant 619424.

www.laceproject.eu@laceproject

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