Experimenting with Learning Analytics at The City of Liverpool College Dale Davies

SharEd explained…… The only FE owned, national provider of sector specific outsourced services A blend of education specific and commercial expertise Successfully delivering services in support of 22,000 learners Comprehensive portfolio of services Core outsourced services – IT, MIS, HR, Finance, Business operations Consulting & Professional services SharEd Create - continued investment in R&D Mandy

Next generation eLearning Curriculum and teaching resources High quality and centralised Integrated into other data e.g. timetables, LRC Tailored to specific College and student needs Blended learning and better use of classroom space, reduce costs – essential in the current climate Best practice in eLearning Design Quality standards and processes Metrics – new data to gather, holistic and integrated view We want to integrate eLearning with other sources of data to tell us how students learn Research project This diagram was easy to put together Making it all happen isn’t Easy

Find ways to provide teachers with more insight Mission Upskill ourselves Find ways to provide teachers with more insight Engage teachers and students with the concept of Learning Analytics Waiting patiently for access to Jisc system Scepticism from teachers

SmartRoom SmartRoom Incubator for further technology and pedagogy improvements- eg Office 365 Linked to a Jisc Learning Analytics project Timetabled for curriculum delivery since Sept Interim report on progress now complete “really enjoyed today’s lesson, room was much better and activities were useful. Felt as though I had learned a lot. I like being able to watch videos and write my own notes at group/own speed. I felt this made things stick” Access science Experiment... Track data compared with normal room

Microsoft Associate College Working on following areas to become SHOWCASE… Leadership Teaching and Learning Technical Capacity Organizational

The ‘Internet Of Things’ “The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects—devices, vehicles, buildings and other items—embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data “ ("Internet of Things Global Standards Initiative". ITU. 26 June 2015.http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/gsi/iot/Pages/default.aspx)

The ‘Internet Of Things’ Has been a catalyst for R&D projects in SharEd, with Microsoft Research (Dr Kenji Takeda) and Jisc (Dr Phil Richards). Funding secured from JISC and Microsoft Bringing together sensor technology, data processing and learning analytics Incorporating IoT via sensors, emotion detection and machine learning into Pedagogy Personalise learning Workplace ready Improve achievement Dr Phil Richards – chief innovation office JISC Dr Kenji Takeda – Technical Manager / Solutions Architect within MS research

VLE / Moodle Initially interested in analytics processing, data warehousing etc Also backend / workflow Dashboarding Sensors Streaming data Machine learning & analysis We do a lot of analytics, eg LRC report but.... Current position.... Disparate reports / SSRS ------ Model of engaged student??

Emotion detection in the classroom

Power BI VLE MIS DEMOGRAPHIC & MARKET FINANCE IOT

Getting our students involved SharEd work placement students Helping identify how to incorporate next gen technology into the classroom and learning experience Giving the students a chance to work in a real-world professional environment Practical experience of applying new and emerging technologies to teaching scenarios Helping to identify future stars A source of R&D we aim to grow – eg) tech lab, testing environments for new products

What are the benefits? Positive impact on attendance & punctuality Improved engagement with VLE Increased student satisfaction Improved teacher satisfaction Helped improve employability / digital skills

Don’t just take our word for it! “Much better lesson! The combination of lecture style plus mini-tasks to get ourselves thinking was really engaging. I found being able to have a tablet in front of me to follow the slideshow at my own pace really encouraged my learning. More of this please!” – Student “Improves concentration, productivity and attitude to learning. We used the VLE and tech in different ways and student are able to be much more creative and independent in their learning.” – Teacher

Dale Davies The City of Liverpool College