On September 8th, 2020, ASCILITE Learning Analytics Special Interest Group (ASCILITE LA-SIG) conducted the webinar “Design principles for human-centered actionable learning analytics“: This webinar was delivered by Prof. Yannis Dimitriadis, the coordinator of the GSIC/EMIC research group. More than 100 researchers around the world were registered to attend the webinar
Designing for effective and efficient pedagogical interventions and orchestration in complex Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) ecosystems is an increasingly challenging issue. Despite the significant potential of Learning Analytics (LA) research, it is still unclear how can LA be designed to position teachers as designers of effective interventions and orchestration actions.
This talk argued for Human-Centered Design (HCD) and orchestration of actionable LA. It provided a review of needs and existing approaches for HCD in LA, and it proposed three HCD principles for LA solutions: agentic positioning of teachers and other stakeholders; integration of the learning design cycle and the LA design process; and reliance on educational theories to guide the LA solution design and implementation.
The HCD principles were illustrated and discussed through two case studies in authentic learning contexts. Finally, some directions for future research and development were formulated to overcome the main obstacles for adoption of HCD for LA.