The field learning analytics is established with the promise for the education sector to embrace the use of data for decision making. There are many examples of successful use of learning analytics to enhance student experience, increase learning outcomes, and optimize learning environments.
Game Learning Analytics (GLA) is the process of applying Learning Analytics techniques to Serious Games in order to get insight about how the game is being used and improve the educational experience.
This presentation explores shortcomings of learning analytics for the wide adoption in educational organisations. It is NOT about ethics and privacy rather than focuses on shortcomings of learning analytics for teachers and students in the classroom (micro-level).
The SHEILA project team ran a workshop on “Developing an evidence-based institutional learning analytics policy” at the 13th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning on 3 September at the University of Leeds.