Learning Analytics as a Service for Empowered Learners: From Data Subjects to Controllers

Nicole Gosch; David Andrews; Carla Souta Barreiros; Philipp Leitner; Elisabeth Staudegger; Martin Ebner; Stefanie Lindstaedt

doi:10.1145/3448139.3448186

Learning Analytics as a Service for Empowered Learners: From Data Subjects to Controllers

Nicole Gosch, David Andrews, Carla Souta Barreiros, Philipp Leitner, Elisabeth Staudegger, Martin Ebner, Stefanie Lindstaedt

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Abstract

As Learning Analytics (LA) in the higher education setting increasingly transitions from a field of research to an implemented matter of fact of the learner's experience, the demand of practical guidelines to support its development is rising. LA Policies bring together different perspectives, like the ethical and legal dimensions, into frameworks to guide the way. Usually the first time learners get in touch with LA is at the act of consenting to the LA tool. Utilising an ethical (TRUESSEC) and a legal framework (GDPR), we question whether sincere consent is possible in the higher education setting. Drawing upon this premise, we then show how it might be possible to recognise the autonomy of the learner by providing LA as a service, rather than an intervention. This could indicate a paradigm shift towards the learner as empowered demander. At last, we show how this might be incorporated within the GDPR by also recognising the demand of the higher education institutions to use the learner's data at the same time. These considerations will in the future influence the development of our own LA policy: a LA criteria catalogue.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	LAK 2021 Conference Proceedings - The Impact we Make
Subtitle of host publication	The Contributions of Learning Analytics to Learning, 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge
Place of Publication	New York, NY, USA
Publisher	Association of Computing Machinery
Pages	475–481
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450389358
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3448139.3448186
Publication status	Published - 12 Apr 2021
Event	11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference: LAK 2021 - Virtuell, United States Duration: 12 Apr 2021 → 16 Apr 2021

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference	11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference
Abbreviated title	LAK 21
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtuell
Period	12/04/21 → 16/04/21

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

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Information, Communication & Computing

UN SDGs

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Gosch, N., Andrews, D., Souta Barreiros, C., Leitner, P., Staudegger, E., Ebner, M., & Lindstaedt, S. (2021). Learning Analytics as a Service for Empowered Learners: From Data Subjects to Controllers. In LAK 2021 Conference Proceedings - The Impact we Make: The Contributions of Learning Analytics to Learning, 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (pp. 475–481). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association of Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3448139.3448186

Learning Analytics as a Service for Empowered Learners: From Data Subjects to Controllers. / Gosch, Nicole; Andrews, David; Souta Barreiros, Carla et al.
LAK 2021 Conference Proceedings - The Impact we Make: The Contributions of Learning Analytics to Learning, 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. New York, NY, USA: Association of Computing Machinery, 2021. p. 475–481 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

Gosch, N, Andrews, D, Souta Barreiros, C, Leitner, P, Staudegger, E, Ebner, M & Lindstaedt, S 2021, Learning Analytics as a Service for Empowered Learners: From Data Subjects to Controllers. in LAK 2021 Conference Proceedings - The Impact we Make: The Contributions of Learning Analytics to Learning, 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association of Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, pp. 475–481, 11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Virtuell, United States, 12/04/21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3448139.3448186

Gosch N, Andrews D, Souta Barreiros C, Leitner P, Staudegger E, Ebner M et al. Learning Analytics as a Service for Empowered Learners: From Data Subjects to Controllers. In LAK 2021 Conference Proceedings - The Impact we Make: The Contributions of Learning Analytics to Learning, 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. New York, NY, USA: Association of Computing Machinery. 2021. p. 475–481. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/3448139.3448186

Gosch, Nicole ; Andrews, David ; Souta Barreiros, Carla et al. / Learning Analytics as a Service for Empowered Learners: From Data Subjects to Controllers. LAK 2021 Conference Proceedings - The Impact we Make: The Contributions of Learning Analytics to Learning, 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. New York, NY, USA : Association of Computing Machinery, 2021. pp. 475–481 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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