1. Learners Digital Footprints and Implications for Pedagogy
Chiandra Jayasekera (Head of TEL)
James Beardsmore (Learning Technologist)
Samir Patel (Learning Technologist)

2. Digital Footprints Big Data
Information available from actions humans are taking.
Generated through purposeful action or passive recording
Offering deep and novel insights
For individual experience and society as a whole
Big Data
A combination of….
High-volume (increasing amount of data)
High-velocity (speed of data in and out)
High-variety (range of data types and sources)
Horvath, 2012, p.15
Thatcher, J., 2014, Data. International Journal of Communication, 8, p.19

3. Implications for Pedagogy
Learning analytics data needs to be:
Measured
Collated
Analysed
Reported
So that learning trends can be understood and optimised through:
Creating profiles of users
Predicting students at risk of failing
Opportunity for intervention and improvement
Personalisation and adaptation
Wolff, et al, 2013
Dyckhoof, et al, 2012
Bienkowski, Feng, and Means, 2012
1st International Conference on Learning Analytics, 2011

4. User Behaviour & Engagement
Steps Taken
VLE Analytics
Our Story: Implications for pedagogy
Moodle (VLE)
Google Analytics
Data Reporting
User Behaviour & Engagement

5. Engagement
Buckets and Balls
Throw your assumptions at us! 1 2 3 4 5

6. Current Affairs vs Facebook
Engagement
Current Affairs vs Facebook
Which category maps to higher use of the VLE?
Social Media Football Movies Technology News 1 2 3 4 5

7. Current Affairs vs Facebook
Engagement
Current Affairs vs Facebook
Student interests mapped to VLE usage
Social Media Football Movies Technology News
Lowest
Highest
1.74%
4.45%

8. Pathways, Routes and Avenues
Engagement
Pathways, Routes and Avenues
What method was most frequently used to access the VLE?
Facebook Mahara Student Portal Google Directly 1 2 3 4 5

9. Pathways, Routes and Avenues
Engagement
Pathways, Routes and Avenues
What method was most frequently used to access the VLE?
Facebook Mahara Student Portal Google Directly
Lowest
Highest
0.27%
87.5%

10. Beginning, Middle or End
Engagement
Beginning, Middle or End
The longest sessions are during…
Sep-Oct Nov-Dec Jan-Feb Mar-Apr May-Jun 1 2 3 4 5

11. Beginning, Middle or End
Engagement
Beginning, Middle or End
The longest sessions are during…
Sep-Oct Nov-Dec Jan-Feb Mar-Apr May-Jun
Highest
Lowest
6 min
54 secs
5 min
12 secs

12. Apple vs Android (and Windows too!)
Engagement
Apple vs Android (and Windows too!)
Most popular device…
Samsung iPad Xbox iPhone Windows 1 2 3 4 5

13. Apple vs Android (and Windows too!)
Engagement
Apple vs Android (and Windows too!)
Most popular device…
Samsung iPad Xbox iPhone Windows
Lowest
Highest 1%
65%

14. Apple Domination (with a potential future trend?)

15. Security Integrity What does it mean to you? Ethics Stakeholders
“Access to personal data is generating a new wave of opportunity for economic and societal value creation”
World Economic Forum, 2011, p. 5
Privacy
Students
Staff
Institution
Integrity
Security
Stakeholders
Data Protection

16. Contact Us telteam@stmarys.ac.uk Chiandra Jayasekera (Head of TEL)
James Beardsmore (Learning Technologist)
Samir Patel (Learning Technologist)