Contemporary education policy and practice is increasingly influenced by developments in data analytics. The big data analytics story of the year so far concerns the alleged 'psychographic' profiling techniques of data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica and its use of the personal data of millions of Facebook users.
Information on the development of institutional Policy on Learning Analytics, and governance arrangements for establishing new Learning Analytics activities.
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.
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