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The impact of analytics for teaching practice in higher education

Posted on 17 Jul 2013 with 0 comments

Many strong claims have been made for Learning Analytics and the potential which it has to transform the education system, which deserve to be treated with caution, particularly as they regard teaching practice. In this paper three types of analytics intervention are discussed, in terms of their impact on practice.

efficiency in the wider functioning of the institution, which has few implications for teaching practice,
enhanced regulation of the teaching and learning environment, which has potentially negative impact on teaching practice,
methods and tools intended to help lecturers carry out their tasks more effectively, which have the potential to be a useful tool in teaching practice.

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