The Experience API (xAPI) allows us to collect data about any type of learning experience or activity, but does that mean we should? Should we generate massive amounts of xAPI data for every possible type of interaction and then expect to make sense of it all later? This approach can be costly in terms of data storage, but also in terms of your time.
Learning analytics has the potential to assist instructors in the development of personalized learning at scale and to contribute to more equitable and socially just academic outcomes.