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Gist of LAK 22 paper

Competency 1.2: Define learning analytics and detail types of insight they can provide to educators and learners.My definition of Learning Analytics (based on previous definitions and my understanding):Learning Analytics is something which will help us to process simple data into useful information using different methods. A lot of minute, but useful information may be lost in ...

Competency 1.1: Identify proprietary and open source tools commonly used in learning analytics. I have specifically focused on text mining while searching for tools because I’ve been working on it, but some of these also include other options. From my usage, the most powerful ones I’ve seen are Rapidminer and R, both available for free.  Tool Publisher Reference Website Text Analysis ...

NOTES DALMOOC Course Basics: DALMOOC emphasizes on Connections (learners) and Creation (Artifacts) and not much on content. It aims to build upon Networked knowledge and Combinatorial Creativity. It encourages users to own their learning space, so that the knowledge does not perish in discussion forums, comments etc.Distributed environment:The contents and conversations can be distributed in various environments:BlogsTwitter ...

It’s been four weeks since the Data, Analytics and Learning Massive Online Course started on 20th October 2014. This is my first online course and I’m sad that I missed participating in the first few weeks. Nevertheless, I still have hope since I was able to sign up in Mid November and I’m confident that I’ll be ...