We have the pleasure of inviting you to our first In Focus Seminar for 2022.
Complementing the Academic Development Webinar series, the In Focus Seminar Series explores new and emerging topics of interest in learning and teaching.
To kick off the series for this year, we have Danny Liu – Associate Professor (Education Focused) Interim Academic Director Educational Innovation, from the University of Sydney.
Danny will be presenting on fostering relationships and engagement through learning analytics.
Small data and ‘person-alisation’ – how relationships and engagement drive learning analytics at the University of Sydney
Danny Liu – Associate Professor (Education Focused) Interim Academic Director Educational Innovation
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) The University of Sydney
Offered: Thursday 24th March, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
(Registrations close – Thursday 24th March, 9:00 am)
Duration: 60 minutes
Location: Zoom session
Overview
Learning analytics can often get stuck trying to define a series of questions that educators want to ask of data sitting in warehouses. What if we shifted to asking what are the problems that we wish to solve or the people who we wish to help? Building relationships and re-engaging students are ever so critical as higher education emerges from the pandemic – but what does engagement look like, how do we bring humanity to our use of data, and do we even have the right data in the first place? In this session, we will briefly explore the University of Sydney’s approach to fostering relationships and engagement through learning analytics. We will look at Sydney’s challenges and what engagement means and focus on vignettes around the use of data to personalise learning, provide tailored student support and feedback, and build human connection even when online.
Our Presenter
Danny is a molecular biologist by training, programmer by night, researcher and academic developer by day, and educator at heart. A multiple international and national teaching award winner, he works at the confluence of learning analytics, student engagement, educational technology, and professional development and leadership to enhance the student experience. He is currently an Associate Professor and the Interim Academic Director, Educational Innovation, in the DVC (Education) Portfolio at the University of Sydney, where he leads academics and staff across the institution in educational innovation, blended and online teaching, and the effective use of learning analytics to improve student learning and experience.
