Conference schedule (small changes are still possible).
Parallel sessions in the Wosk Centre. Keynotes in the Goldcorp Centre. Poster Session in the Segal Building.
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Wednesday
| Time | Session A | Session B | Session C | Session D |
| 7:30-8:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast in Wosk Center |
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| 8:30-10:00 AM | Welcome & Keynote Dr. Sanna Järvelä Room: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, Goldcorp Building |
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| 10:00-10:30 AM | Morning Tea | |||
| 10:30-12:00 AM | Session: Keynote discussion and panel Room: 370 Session Chairs: Inge Molenaar and Phil Winne |
Session: LA Infrastructure Room: 320 Session Chair: Abelardo Pardo |
Session: Modelling Student Behaviour Room: Asia-Pacific Hall Session Chair: Stephanie Teasley |
Session: Students at-Risk – Studies Room:420 Session Chair: Christopher Brooks |
| Keynote Q&A (30 Min) | Presentation 1B1 (30 min): “Crossing the Chasm to Big Data: Early Detection of at-risk Students in a Cluster Computing Environment” (Practitioner Presentation) by Eitel Lauria, Edward Presutti, Mathew Sokoloff & Michael Guarino |
Presentation 1C1 (30 min): “Detecting Changes in Student Behavior from Clickstream Data” (Full Research Paper) by Jihyun Park, Kameryn Denaro, Fernando Rodriguez, Padhraic Smyth & Mark Warschauer Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 1D1 (30 min): “Ouroboros: Early identification of at-risk students without models based on legacy data” (Full Research Paper) by Martin Hlosta, Zdenek Zdrahal & Jaroslav Zendulka | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
| Round Table (55 min) Panel 1A2 Round Table (55 min): “Pathways for Strengthening Links Between Researchers and Industry in Learning Analytics” Dragan Gašević (Moderator), Al Essa, Eric Cooper, Kate Valenti, Kirsty Kitto & Shady Shehata. |
Presentation 1B2 (30 min): “SURF Learning Analytics experiment: Hands-on experience for Dutch Higher education” (Practitioner Presentation) by Jocelyn Manderveld, Herman van Dompseler & Marieke de Wit |
Presentation 1C3 (20 min): “Opportunities for Personalization in Modeling Students as Bayesian Learners” (Short Research paper) by Charles Lang |
Presentation 1D2 (30 min):“Impact of Student Choice of Content Adoption Delay on Course Outcomes” (Short Research Paper) by Lalitha Agnihotri, Alfred Essa & Ryan Baker |
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| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | ||
| Presentation 1B3 (20 min): “Developing a MOOC experimentation platform: Insights from a user study” (Short Research Paper) by Vitomir Kovanović, Srećko Joksimović, Philip Katerinopoulos, Charalampos Michail, George Siemens & Dragan Gašević |
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| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch | |||
| 1:00-2:30 PM | Session: Improving Learning Room: 420 Session Chair: Caroline Haythornthwaite |
Session: Understanding Discourse I Room: Asia-Pacific Hall Session Chair: Hendrik Drachsler |
Session: LA Ethics Room: 370 Session Chair: Simon Buckingham Shum |
Session: Understanding Student Behaviour – Multimodal Analytics Room: 320 Session Chair: Xavier Ochoa |
| Presentation 2A1 (30 min): “How to Assign Students into Sections to Raise Learning” (Full Research Paper) by Ming Chiu, Bonnie Chow & Sung Wook Joh | Presentation 2B1 (30 min): “Temporal Analytics with Discourse Analysis: Tracing Ideas and Impact on Communal Discourse” (Full Research Paper) by Alwyn Vwen Yen Lee & Seng Chee Tan | Presentation 2C1 (30 min): “An elephant in the learning analytics room – the obligation to act” (Full Research Paper) by Paul Prinsloo & Sharon Slade | Presentation 2D1 (30 min): “Understanding Student Learning Trajectories Using Multimodal Learning Analytics within an Embodied-Interaction Learning Environment” (Full Research Paper) by Alejandro Andrade | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
| Presentation 2A2 (30 min): “Improving Learning through Achievement Priming in Crowdsourced Information Finding Microtasks” (Full Research Paper) by Ujwal Gadiraju & Stefan Dietze | Presentation 2B2 (30 min): “Dynamics of MOOC Discussion Forums” (Full Research Paper) by Mina Shirvani Boroujeni, Tobias Hecking, H. Ulrich Hoppe & Pierre Dillenbourg | Presentation 2C2 (30 min): “Where is the evidence? Learning analytics: a call to action” (Full Research Paper) by Rebecca Ferguson & Doug Clow | Presentation 2D2 (30 min): “Put Your Thinking Cap On: Detecting Cognitive Load using EEG during Learning” (Full Research Paper) by Caitlin Mill, Igor Fridman, Walid Soussou, Disha Waghray, Andrew Olney & Sidney D’Mello | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
| Presentation 2A3 (20 min): “Exploring the Asymmetry of Metacognition” (Short Research Paper) by Ani Aghababyan, Nicholas Lewkow & Ryan Baker |
Presentation 2B3 (20 min): “Assessment of Language in Authentic Science Inquiry Reveals Putative Differences in Epistemology” (Short Research Paper) by Melanie Peffer & Kristopher Kyle Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 2C3 (20 min): “Student Perceptions of Their Privacy in Leaning Analytics Applications” (Short Research Paper) by Kimberly Arnold & Niall Sclater | Presentation 2D3 (20 min): “Analytics Meet Patient Manikins: Challenges in an Authentic Small-Group Healthcare Simulation Classroom” (Short Research Paper) by Roberto Martinez-Maldonado, Tamara Power, Carolyn Hayes, Adrian Abdipranoto, Tony Vo, Carmen Axisa & Simon Buckingham Shum | |
| 2:30-3:00 PM | Afternoon Tea | |||
| 3:00-4:20 PM | Session: Self-Regulated Learning Room: Asia-Pacific Hall Session Chair: Inge Molenaar |
Session: Reflective Writing Room: 320 Session Chair: Hendrik Drachsler |
Session: Understanding Student Behaviour – Engagement Room: 370 Session Chair: Hiroaki Ogata |
Session: Learning Design Room: 420 Session Chair: Marek Hatala |
| Presentation 3A1 (30 min): “Learning Pulse: a machine learning approach for predicting performance in self-regulated learning using multimodal data” (Full Research Paper) by Daniele Di Mitri, Maren Scheffel, Hendrik Drachsler, Dirk Börner, Stefaan Ternier & Marcus Specht | Presentation 3B1 (30 min): “Reflective Writing Analytics for Actionable Feedback” (Full Research Paper) by Andrew Gibson, Adam Aitken, Ágnes Sándor, Simon Buckingham Shum, Cherie Tsingos-Lucas, & Simon Knight Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 3C1 (30 min): “Predicting the decrease of engagement indicators in a MOOC” (Short Research Paper) by Miguel L. Bote-Lorenzo & Eduardo Gómez-Sánchez | Presentation 3D1 (30 min): “Unravelling the dynamics of instructional practice: A longitudinal study on learning design and VLE activities” (Full Research Paper) by Quan Nguyen, Bart Rienties, & Lisette Toetenel | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
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Presentation 3A2 (20 min): “Transitioning self-regulated learning profiles in hypermedia-learning environments” (Short Research Paper) by Clarissa Lau, Jeanne Sinclair, Michelle Taub, Roger Azevedo & Eunice Eunhee Jang Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 3B2 (20 min): “Reflective Writing Analytics – Empirically Determined Keywords of Written Reflection” (Short Research Paper) by Thomas Daniel Ullmann | Presentation 3C2 (30 min): “Studying Engagement and Performance with Learning Technology in an African Classroom” (Short Research Paper) by Komminist Weldemariam, Juliet Mutahi, Andrew Kinai, Abdigani Diriye & Nelson Bore | Presentation 3D2 (20 min): “A randomized controlled trial comparing three different ways of sequencing content: The role of choice” (Short Research Paper) by Seth A. Adjei, Anthony F. Botelho & Neil T. Heffernan | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
| Presentation 3A3 (20 min): “Expanding the Scope of Learning Analytics Data: Preliminary Findings on Attention and Self-Regulation using Wearable Technology” (Short Research Paper) by Catherine Spann, James Schaeffer & George Siemens | Presentation 3D3 (20 min): “ATCE – An Analytics Tool to Trace the Creation and Evaluation of Inclusive and Accessible Open Educational Resources” (Short Research Paper) by Cecilia Avila, Silvia Baldiris, Ramon Fabregat & Sabine Graf |
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| Transition to Firehose Session (20 min) | ||||
| 4:50-5:40 PM | Firehose Session Room: Segal Building 1200-1500 |
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| 5:40-7:00 PM | Posters, Showcase, and Demos/Reception Room: Segal Building Founders Hall and 1200-1500 |
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Thursday
| Time | Session A | Session B | Session C | Session D |
| 7:30-8:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast in Wosk Center |
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| 8:30-10:00 AM | Welcome & Keynote Dr. Timothy McKay Room: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, Goldcorp Building |
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| 10:00-10:30 AM | Morning Tea | |||
| 10:30-12:00 AM | Session: Keynote discussion and panel Room: 370 Session Chairs: Stephanie Teasley and Xavier Ochao |
Session: Understanding Discourse II Room: 320 Session Chair: Chris Teplovs |
Session: LA Policies Room: 420 Session Chair: Drew Paulin |
Session: Teacher Support Tools I Room: Asia-Pacific Hall Session Chair: Hiroaki Ogata |
| Keynote Q&A 4A1 (30 Min) | Presentation 4B1 (30 min): “How Effective is Your Facilitation? Group-Level Analytics of MOOC Forums” (Full Research Paper) by Oleksandra Poquet, Shane Dawson & Nia Dowell | Presentation 4C1 (30 min): “Learning Analytics in Higher Education – Challenges and Policies: A Review of Eight Learning Analytics Policies” (Full Research Paper) by Yi-Shan Tsai & Dragan Gašević | Presentation 4D1 (30 min): “Intelligent Tutors as Teachers’ Aides: Exploring Teacher Needs for Real-time Analytics in Blended Classrooms” (Full Research Paper) by Kenneth Holstein, Bruce M. McLaren & Vincent Aleven | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
| Panel 4A2 Round Table (55 min): “Building institutional Infrastructure for Learning Analytics – Strategy, People, and Technology” Dragan Gašević (Moderator), Michael Webb, Mike Sharkey, Brian Green, James Folkestad & Rebecca Ferguson. |
Presentation 4B2 (30 min): “Words Matter: Automatic Detection of Questions in Classroom Discourse using Linguistics, Paralinguistics, and Context” (Full Research Paper) by Patrick J Donnelly, Nathaniel Blanchard, Andrew M Olney, Sean Kelly, Martin Nystrand, Sidney K D’Mello |
Presentation 4C2 (30 min): “The Influence of Data Protection and Privacy Frameworks on the Design of Learning Analytics Systems” (Full Research Paper) by Tore Hoel, David Griffiths, Weiqin Chen |
Presentation 4D2 (30 min): “Supporting classroom instruction with data visualization” (Practitioner Presentation) by Pei Xian Chia, Chee Hing Thong, Yiru Qiu & Zachary Kang | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | ||
| Presentation 4B3 (20 min): “Towards Mining Sequences and Dispersion of Rhetorical Moves in Student Written Texts” (Short Research Paper) by Simon Knight, Roberto Martinez-Maldonado, Andrew Gibson & Simon Buckingham Shum |
Presentation 4C3 (20 min): “An Information Policy Perspective on Learning Analytics” (Short Research paper) by Caroline Haythornthwaite |
Presentation 4D3 (20 min): “Implementing Predictive Learning Analytics on a Large Scale: The Teacher’s Perspective” (Short Research Paper) by Christothea Herodotou, Bart Rienties, Avinash Boroowa, Zdenek Zdrahal, Martin Hlosta & Galina Naydenova | ||
| 12:00-2:00 PM | Lunch SoLAR Annual General Assembly (Asia Pacific Room) |
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| 2:00-3:40 PM | Session: Skill Assessment Room: Asia-Pacific Hall Session Chair: Xavier Ochoa |
Session: Student Support Tools Room: 320 Session Chair: Roger Azevedo |
Session: Teacher Support Tools II Room: 370 Session Chair: Roberto Martinez-Maldonado |
Session: Feedback Systems Room: 420 Session Chair: Sasha Poquet |
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Presentation 5A1 (30 min): “Scientific Modeling: Using learning analytics to examine student practices and classroom variation” (Full Research Paper) by David Quigley, Jonathan Ostwald & Tamara Sumner Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 5B1 (30 min): “Widget, widget as you lead, I am performing well indeed! – Using results from a formative offline study to inform an empirical online study about a learning analytics widget in a collaborative learning environment” (Full Research Paper) by Maren Scheffel, Hendrik Drachsler, Karel Kreijns, Joop de Kraker & Marcus Specht | Presentation 5C1 (30 min): “An Instructor Dashboard for Real-Time Analytics in Interactive Programming Assignments” (Full Research Paper) by Nicholas Diana, Michael Eagle, John Stamper, Shuchi Grover, Marie Bienkowski & Satabdi Basu | Presentation 5D1 (30 min): “Trends and Issues in Student-Facing Learning Analytics Reporting Systems Research” (Full Research Paper) by Robert Bodily & Katrien Verbert | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
| Presentation 5A2 (30 min): “MAP: Multimodal Assessment Platform for Interactive Communication Competency” (Practitioner Presentation) by Saad Khan | Presentation 5B2 (30 min): “Building a Transcript of the Future” (Full Research Paper) by Benjamin Koester, James Fogel, William Murdock, Galina Grom & Timothy McKay | Presentation 5C2 (30 min): “Connectivist Learning using SuiteC – Create, Connect, Collaborate, Compete !!” (Practitioner Presentation) by Sandeep Markondiah Jayaprakash, John Scott & Paul Kerschen | Presentation 5D2 (30 min): “Playing with Student Data: The Learning Analytics Report Card (LARC)” (Practitioner Presentation) by Jeremy Knox | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
| Presentation 5A3 (30 min): “Predicting Math Performance Using Natural Language Processing Tools” (Full Research Paper) by Scott Crossley, Ran Liu & Danielle McNamara | Presentation 5B3 (30 min): “Community Building around a Shared History: Rebooting Academic Reporting Tools at the University of Michigan” (Practitioner Presentation) by August Evrard & Chris Teplovs | Presentation 5C3 (30 min): “Real-time Learning Analytics for C Programming Language Courses” (Full Research Paper) by Xinyu Fu, Atsushi Shimada, Yuta Taniguchi, Daiki Suehiro & Hiroaki Ogata | Presentation 5D3 (30 min): “Uncovering Reviewing and Reflecting Behaviors From Paper-based Formal Assessment” (Full Research Paper) by Sharon Hsiao, Po-Kai Huang & Hannah Murphy | |
| 3:40-4:10 PM | Afternoon Tea | |||
| 4:10-5:10 PM | Networking Sessions | |||
| 6:00-9:00 PM | Conference Dinner Location: Rogue Kitchen & Wet Bar |
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Friday
| Time | Session A | Session B | Session C | Session D |
| 7:30-8:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast in Wosk Center |
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| 8:30-10:00 AM | Welcome & Keynote Dr. Sidney D’Mello Room: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, Goldcorp Building |
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| 10:00-10:30 AM | Morning Tea | |||
| 10:30-12:00 AM | Session: Keynote discussion and panel Room: 370 Session Chairs: Alyssa Wise and Shane Dawson |
Session: Understanding Discourse III Room: Asia-Pacific Hall Session Chair: Roger Azevedo |
Session: LA Adoption – Recommendations Room: 420 Session Chair: Rebecca Ferguson |
Session: Understanding Student Behaviour – General Room: 320 Session Chair: Roberto Martinez-Maldonado |
| Keynote Q&A 6A1 (30 Min) |
Presentation 6B1 (30 min): “What’d You Say Again? Recurrence Quantification Analysis as a Method for Analyzing the Dynamics of Discourse in a Reading Strategy Tutor” (Full Research Paper) by Laura Allen, Cecile Perret, Aaron Likens & Danielle McNamara Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 6C1 (30 min): “Are We Losing the Trees for the Forest: A Case for Localized Longitudinal Learning Analytics” (Practitioner Presentation) by Alan Hackbarth Warschauer | Presentation 6D1 (30 min): “Learning Analytics in a Seamless Learning Environment” (Full Research Paper) by Kousuke Mouri, Hiroaki Ogata & Noriko Uosaki | |
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | |
| Panel 6A2 Round Table (55 min): “SoLAR: Initiatives, Opportunities, and Getting Involved” Dragan Gašević, (Moderator) Stephanie Teasley, Grace Lynch, Abelardo Pardo & Xavier Ochoa. |
Presentation 6B2 (30 min): “Honing in on Social Learning Networks in MOOC Forums: Examining Critical Network Definition Decisions” (Full Research Paper) by Alyssa Friend Wise, Yi Cui & Wan Qi Jin |
Presentation 6C2 (30 min): “Evolving a Process Model for Learning Analytics Implementation” (Practitioner Presentation) by Adam Cooper |
Presentation 6D2 (30 min): “SPACLE: Investigating learning across virtual and physical spaces using spatial replays” (Full Research Paper) by Kenneth Holstein, Bruce M. McLaren & Vincent Aleven |
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| Presentation 6B3 (20 min): “Using Correlational Topic Modeling for Automated Topic Identification in Intelligent Tutoring Systems” (Short Research Paper) by Stefan Slater, Ryan Baker, Ma. Victoria, Almeda, Alex Bowers & Neil Heffernan |
Presentation 6C3 (20 min): “What do students want? Towards an instrument for students’ evaluation of quality of learning analytics services” (Short Research paper) by Alexander Whitelock -Wainwright, Dragan Gašević & Ricardo Tejeiro |
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| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch | |||
| 1:00-2:20 PM | Session: Adaptive Learning Room: 320 Session Chair: Srecko Joksimovic |
Session: Understanding Student Behaviour – Help-Seeking / Search Room: 420 Session Chair: Inge Molenaar |
Session: Affective Learning Room: Asia-Pacific Hall Session Chair: Xavier Ochoa |
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| Presentation 7A1 (30 min): “Implementation of Adaptive Learning for Automotive Examination Preparation at the British Columbia Institute of Technology Using Brightspace LeaP” (Practitioner Presentation) by Stephen Michaud & Lawrence Potyondi | Presentation 7B1 (30 min): “Supporting collaborative learning with tag recommendations: a real-world study in an inquiry-based classroom project” (Full Research Paper) by Simone Kopeinik, Elisabeth Lex, Paul Seitliner, Dietrich Albert & Tobias Ley | Presentation 7C1 (30 min): “EMODA: a Tutor Oriented Multimodal and Contextual Emotional Dashboard” (Full Research Paper) by Mohamed Ez Zaouia & Elise Lavoué | ||
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | ||
| Presentation 7A2 (20 min): “Enhancing Learning Through Virtual Reality and Neurofeedback: A First Step” (Short Research Paper) by Ryan Hubbard, Aldis Sipolins & Lin Zhou | Presentation 7B2 (20 min): “Classifying Help Seeking Behaviour in Online Communities” (Short Research Paper) by Sebastian Cross, Zak Waters, Kirsty Kitto & Guido Zuccon | Presentation 7C2 (20 min): “Person-Centered Approach to Explore Learner’s Emotionality in Learning within a 3D Narrative Game” (Short Research Paper) by Zhenhua Xu & Earl Woodruff | ||
| 5 min break | 5 min break | 5 min break | ||
| Presentation 7A3 (20 min): “Strategy for recommendation based on legacy VLE activity” (Short Research Paper) by Michal Huptych, Michal Bohuslavek, Martin Hlosta & Zdenek Zdrahal | Presentation 7B3 (20 min): “Using learning analytics to explore help-seeking learner profiles in MOOCs” (Short Research Paper) by Linda Corrin, Paula G. de Barba & Aneesha Bakharia | Presentation 7C3 (20 min): “Using Data Visualizations to Foster Emotion Regulation during Self-Regulated Learning with Advanced Learning Technologies: A Conceptual Framework” (Short Research Paper) by Roger Azevedo, Garrett Millar, Michelle Taub, Nicholas Mudrick, Amanda Bradbury, Megan Price | ||
| 2:20-2:50 PM | Afternoon Tea | |||
| 2:50-4:20 PM | Session: Students at-Risk – Systems Room: Asia-Pacific Hall Session Chair: Srecko Joksimovic |
Session: Retention Room: 420 Session Chair: Christopher Brooks |
Session: LA Adoption – Experiences Room: 320 Session Chair: Rebecca Ferguson |
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Presentation 8A1 (30 min): “Guidance Counselor Reports of the Assistments College Prediction Model (ACPM)” (Full Research Paper) by Jaclyn Ocumpaugh, Ryan Baker, Stefan Slater, Maria Ofelia San Pedro, Neil Heffernan, Cristina Heffernan & Aaron Hawn Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 8B1 (30 min): “Follow the Successful Crowd: Raising MOOC Completion Rates through Social Comparison at Scale” (Full Research Paper) by Dan Davis, Ioana Jivet, René Kizilcec, Guanliang Chen, Claudia Hauff & Geert-Jan Houben |
Presentation 8C1 (30 min): “Developing a Strategy for the Implementation of Learning Analytics at the University of Strathclyde” (Practitioner Presentation) by Ainsley Hainey, Howard Ramsay, Brian Green, Helyn Gould, Scott Walker & Michael Aherne | ||
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| Presentation 8A2 (30 min): “Knowing the Score: Deploying a Risk Score Model in Excelsior’s Student Success Center” (Practitioner Presentation) by Lisa Daniels & Glenn Braddock | Presentation 8B2 (30 min): “Planning Prompts Increase and Forecast Course Completion in Massive Open Online Courses” (Full Research Paper) by Michael Yeomans & Justin Reich | Presentation 8C2 (30 min): “From the trenches: factors that affected Learning Analytics success with an institution-wide implementation” (Practitioner Presentation) by Jennifer Heath & David Fulcher | ||
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Presentation 8A3 (20 min): “Don’t Call it a Comeback: Academic recovery and the timing of educational technology adoption” (Short Research Paper) by Michael Brown, Matt Demonbrun & Stephanie Teasley Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 8B3 (20 min): “From prediction to impact: Evaluation of a learning analytics retention program” (Short Research Paper) by Shane Dawson, Jelena Jovanovic, Dragan Gašević , Abelardo Pardo Best Paper Nominee |
Presentation 8C3 (20 min): “Strategies for Data and Learning Analytics Informed National Education Policies: the Case of Uruguay” (Short Research Paper) by Cecilia Aguerrebere, Cristóbal Cobo, Marcela Gomez & Matías Mateu | |
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| 4:20-4:50 PM | Closing Session (Asia Pacific Room) | |||