With access to five years of course data, students create new apps at the Learning Analytics Hackathon
Over 50 students, researchers, and instructors attended UBC’s sixth learning analytics hackathon on November 2 and 3, spending the weekend creating apps and dashboards to improve student learning and experiences. Learning analytics is an emerging field that aims to use educational data – such as activity data generated in learning management systems like Canvas […]
Join us for an Introduction to Learning Analytics on December 3
UBC faculty members are invited to join us on Tuesday, December 3 for an introduction to learning analytics. This hands-on workshop will provide an overview of the emerging field of learning analytics and introduce learning analytics dashboards and tools for instructors that are designed to help you improve teaching and learning activities in your […]
Workshop – November 7: Introduction to the Canvas API for Instructors
Did you know that Canvas has an API (Application Programming Interface) that allows users to interact with Canvas using code? All UBC students, faculty, TAs, and staff are able to access the Canvas API simply by virtue of having a Canvas account. In this workshop, instructors will learn how to access the Canvas API and […]
October 16 Workshop: Using OnTask to Provide Personalized Feedback
This workshop provides an introduction to OnTask, a learning analytics tool that enables instructors to send students timely, customized messages based on the metrics that they set for their courses. Feedback can range from targeted suggestions for students at-risk to enrichment opportunities for high achieving students. Following the workshop, faculty members who wish to pilot […]
Timothy McKay on Putting Data to Work at the University of Michigan – Video
On June 20, Timothy A. McKay visited UBC to share his experiences using learning analytics to explore equity and improve learning at the University of Michigan. More than 60 graduate students, faculty, and staff attended McKay’s keynote, which kicked off UBC’s Afternoon of Learning Analytics event. A professor of physics, astronomy, and education, McKay was […]
OnTask: A Case Study
Feedback from instructors is an important component of students’ academic success. However, increasing class sizes and increased demands on instructors’ time make it difficult for instructors to provide timely, personalized feedback to students. One solution is to use learning analytics tools to provide higher quality feedback to students more efficiently. Personalized feedback and OnTask OnTask […]
Learning Analytics + Canvas API Hackathon – Video
UBC’s fifth learning analytics hackathon took place on March 29 and 30, bringing more than 100 students together to gain experience analyzing and visualizing educational data while exploring the emerging field of learning analytics. A relatively new area for most universities, learning analytics involves analyzing the data that’s increasingly generated through online courses — such as […]
June 2019: Learning Analytics Summer Institute Comes to UBC
This June 17-19, 2019, the Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) is coming to UBC. This is the first year LASI will be held in Canada! LASI will be co-hosted by the Society for Learning Analytics Research, the University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University. Learn more + register The Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) […]
Apps for students, by students, at the Canvas API Hackathon
UBC held its first learning analytics hackathon focused exclusively on the Canvas API on Oct. 27-28, bringing together more than 100 students who signed up to spend their weekend creating apps and dashboards for Canvas, UBC’s new online learning platform. The Hackathon gave students an opportunity to learn about and explore the Canvas API (application […]