SAAIR Learner Analytics Institute Day 1 Workshop 1
Channel: Elizabeth Lizzy Booi
Date: 27/04/2022

The SAAIR Learner Analytics Institute was hosted by the University of the Western Cape from 25- 26 April 2022.

WORKSHOP 1:   LEARNING ANALYTICS ESSENTIALS 

The workshop aims to introduce key concepts of learning analytics, examples of tools, current trends, challenges, and policy consideration. Participants are expected to obtain basic yet comprehensive understanding of what learning analytics is, how it may support and advance learning, and how to adopt learning analytics effectively and responsibly.

Yi-Shan Tsai is a lecturer at the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, and a core member of the Centre for Learning Analytics at Monash (CoLAM). She is also a member of the Digital Education Research Group at Monash University and an associate scholar of the Centre for Research in Digital Education and the Centre for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on advancing the understanding of socio-technical issues around the use of data in education and promoting trustful and value-based adoption of learning analytics. Since joining the field, She has played a major role in several local and international research projects on the responsible use of data and technology in education, including an award-winning project, SHEILA (Supporting Higher Education to integrate Learning Analytics), which has informed policy development for learning analytics in over 200 higher education institutions around the world. 
More info at: https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/yi-shantsai