scholarly journals LEARNING ANALYTICS IN CONVENTIONAL EDUCATION: ITS ROLE AND OUTCOMES

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-76
Author(s):  
K. A. Vilkova ◽  
◽  
U. S. Zakharova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adaptive Learning ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Data Management System ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
New Research

Massification, digitalization and bureaucratization are now the major trends that shape higher education. Massification has led to an inevitable problem of the heterogeneity of students and the need for adaptive learning; digitalization has created a need for distance learning technologies and, as a result, learning data production; finally, bureaucratization has meant that the education quality assessment now predominantly relies on quantitative rather than qualitative indicators. At the crossing of these trends, a new research interest has emerged, which develops both theoretical and practically oriented studies and which has become known as learning analytics. Learning analytics is now actively discussed in Western countries, where national policies to regulate and stimulate this sphere are designed and professional associations of specialists in learning analytics are created. Proponents of learning analytics believe that the data collected and analyzed by an education institution will help the management take more justified and objective decisions than those based on expert opinions. Learning analytics is understood in this paper as a necessary tool for detecting the weak sides of the curricula. It also helps build students’ individual learning trajectories, which is essential for an individualized approach in education and for making the learning process more adaptive. Opponents of learning analytics, in their turn, see it as a threat to the current balance of power in education, the roles of the teacher and manager, and point out the need for specific competencies and the danger of personal data breach. Russia is now left out of the global agenda: except for a few recent cases, learning analytics is still viewed by many as more of a promise than reality. This review is aimed at shedding light on the modern understanding of learning analytics, its development in the world and in Russia, the prospects and limitations of its application in Russia from the perspective of the key stakeholders in higher education. We also propose recommendations regarding the organization of a university learning analytics system. This article will be of interest to university managers and decision-makers, teachers and scholars of higher education as it provides information on the organization of a data management system, including the collection, analysis and use of data.

Unwarranted Stigma

2019 ◽  
pp. 201-221
Author(s):  
Darryl M. Tyndorf Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
University Education ◽  
Demand For Education ◽  
Education Market ◽  
New Research ◽  
Higher Education Market

Investment in higher education is essential to improve the knowledge and skills of a country's labor force for economic growth. Higher education is a dynamic context with various institution types. However, the higher education market and research has generally suggested a single higher education institution, university education. Such single entity promotion has informed policies to increase university enrollments and completions resulting in a belief that universities are prestigious institutions that provide greater economic growth while stigmatizing community colleges as less prestigious and of little or no value to economic growth. University models have provided higher education to selected members of society which has not met the global demand for education or improved economic growth. This chapter will demonstrate that community colleges are becoming a higher education policy focus for their ability to provide flexible, short cycle education, and new research demonstrates their short- and medium-term economic impact. Thus, the community college stigma is unwarranted.

The Kellogg College Centre for Research into Assistive Learning Technologies

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna McKnight ◽  
Chris Davies
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
New Research ◽  
The University

PurposeThis article aims to introduce the Kellogg College Centre for Research into Assistive Learning Technologies, which is a new research centre based at the University of Oxford.Design/methodology/approachThe article briefly sets the context of the centre within the current literature, and outlines the centre's current plan of work. The centre has funding for two years to look into new developments in the application of digital technologies to support the learning and educational achievement of young people in school and higher education with a range of specific learning difficulties. This will begin with a substantial research review, as well as in‐depth studies of current initiatives in secondary schools and higher education.FindingsThe findings from the research review will aim to be published and disseminated to the research community within the first two years of the centre's life.Originality/valueIt is hoped that this centre will be able to contribute to the existing research on the uses of a range of assistive technologies in educational settings.

scholarly journals Ways to increase of the training efficiency for higher education accessories in modern condition

New Collegium ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (103) ◽  
pp. 58-61
Author(s):  
O. Kamenev ◽  
V. Lysechko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
High Level

Current trends in the development of the education sector require significant changes in approaches, methods, techniques and tasks of training. The challenges that arise need to be addressed, which will make it possible to increase the competitiveness of higher education seekers after their graduation, and, as a consequence, to improve the competitiveness of the higher education institution itself. The tasks that arise are: a change in the approach to the educational process of research and teaching staff, which must consist in the interest of teachers themselves to improve the quality of educational services they provide; a change in the approach to the educational process of learners – students, listeners, cadets, etc. – that is, it is necessary to transform those who are taught into those who learn; definition of criteria for the effectiveness of education, which is obviously not only in achieving program learning outcomes. The main criteria of efficiency of educational activity are formulated in the article. These criteria are obviously not only the amount and strength of knowledge and skills, competencies and program learning outcomes. Using only such criteria, it is impossible to fully assess the current requirements for the effectiveness of education. In the conditions of market relations, economic crisis, global mental restructuring, the main criterion for the effectiveness of training of the specialist is the ability to employ him in various positions after graduation, and possibly during training. What is more important is the ability of the job seeker to self-improve and master various competencies when changing functional responsibilities. That is, a higher education student must have a wide range of competencies, not only deep ones, which will enable him to develop under certain conditions in the performance of functional duties. Such tasks make it possible to solve the use of elements of dual education, distance technology using modern technological solutions and motivation of participants in the educational process to self-development. The article concludes that the mutual combination of dual education with distance learning technologies should ultimately solve the urgent problem of training an experienced specialist with a high level of competence who will be able to perform production tasks without additional internship or training after graduation.

Aligning Expectations About the Adoption of Learning Analytics in a Brazilian Higher Education Institution

2021 ◽  
pp. 173-177
Author(s):  
Samantha Garcia ◽  
Elaine Cristina Moreira Marques ◽  
Rafael Ferreira Mello ◽  
Dragan Gašević ◽  
Taciana Pontual Falcão
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Higher Education Institution

scholarly journals A Conceptual Model for Institutional Adoption of Learning Technologies in Higher Education

10.29007/9bks ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mncedisi Mabhele ◽  
Jean-Paul Van Belle
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Institutional Adoption

As learning technologies advance and become more ubiquitous, particularly in e- learning, new opportunities are emerging for higher education institutions to address significant academic and administrative challenges. Driven by increasing competition, changing environments and other market forces, institutions are considering learning technologies in order to thrive and remain relevant. This study gathered insights from existing literature to propose a conceptual model that supports decision making in the adoption of learning technologies by higher education institutions. The conceptual model adopts the Transformative Framework for Learning Innovation as its foundation and superimposes the Emerging Learning Technologies Model. The resulting model provides a clear guidance for higher education institution to achieve five key learning characteristics. This paper found that combining these two approaches provides a logical approach for higher education institutions to address organisational, strategic and learning-specific dimensions in a coherent format. Furthermore, academics and practitioners can benefit from valuable insights in the proposed alternative approach to learning technology adoption.

scholarly journals CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS OF E-LEARNING IN CHINA

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 208-227
Author(s):  
Kateryna P. Osadcha ◽  
Viacheslav V. Osadchyi ◽  
Oleg M. Spirin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Adaptive Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Learning Collaborative ◽  
E Learning

The emergence of new e-learning technologies requires a rethinking of their implementation in higher education. To fill this gap, this study analyzes the experience of using and creating e-learning tools in Chinese higher education institutions over the past 5 years. The survey found that the most common educational technologies in Chinese higher education are blended learning, collaborative learning, modified classes, micro-learning and adaptive learning, as well as e-learning tools such as mobile technology and mass open online courses. A survey of university faculty and students explored the practicalities of using e-learning tools in Chinese higher education. The results of the analysis of 20 responses from teachers and 16 responses from undergraduate and postgraduate students showed the following: the teachers have the opportunity to organize e-learning at their university, blended learning is mainly implemented in the learning process, teachers are not limited in choosing e-learning tools: video tools, messengers, social networks and e-learning tools such as Articulate 360 and Adapt. It has been proven that video lectures with a higher level of teacher expression were better than those that had a normal level of teacher expression and only audio, in terms of improving the level of students’ emotional and learning satisfaction. Accordingly, the teacher's facial expression plays a key role in teaching students online. A number of tasks have been proposed that will contribute to the development of e-learning in Chinese higher education. The authors emphasize that in order to develop e-learning in Chinese higher education, it is necessary to pay attention to the following tasks: understanding and studying trends in the ICT development in education; targeting e-learning strategies at improving learning interests; constant monitoring and updating of software and hardware of higher educational institutions for introduction of new technologies in higher education; development and distribution of platforms with simple software interfaces for creating distance learning courses; development of information resources.

Ensuring information security in the higher school system on the example of medical universities

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
E. A. Abizov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Security ◽  
School System ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Information Resource ◽  
Confidential Information ◽  
Meaningful Information ◽  
Multidisciplinary Nature

The activity of modern higher education institution has multidisciplinary nature. It possesses meaningful information resource (including confidential), information technologies, procedures, research results, personal data, etc. The confidential information and novel innovative technologies security has been becoming extremely relevant.

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