The SoLAR Executive is pleased to present the nominees for election to the SoLAR Executive. There are 11 candidates for FOUR available Member At-Large Positions. To vote, you must be a SoLAR Member. To learn more about our 2024 Nominees: solaresearch.org/2024/01/2024-s…

This is now published open access 😃 International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education – doi.org/10.1007/s40593…

Looking forward to the #LAK24 wkshp on Fostering ethical and equitable learning analytics edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/fost… I’ll share our work piloting Deliberative Democracy as a rigorous students/staff ethics engagement process simon.buckinghamshum.net/2024/01/codesi… w Teresa Swist @GulsonKalervo

Learning about the latest developments in GenAI in education at the #GenAI and LA workshop #LAK24 facilitated by Lixiang (Jimmie) Yan 💡During this session, Simon Buckingham Shum shared about CILObot, a practical tool to automatically distil course objectives UTS:CIC

Day 1 opening of #LAK24 conference… first time in Asia, specifically Kyoto!

#LAK24 Proceedings are now open access in ACM Digital Library dl.acm.org/doi/proceeding… and Companion Proceedings solaresearch.org/core/companion…

#LAK24 Key point from Professor Mutlu Cukurova’s keynote on the future of AI and education: “Just because we can automate a task, doesn’t mean we should”. AI offers much for modelling learning and informing feedback, but agency and ethical use are critical

#LAK24 Learning is complex. How do we intervene in a complex system with learning analytics? Kirsty Kitto throws out a possible framework to know where we could intervene with more, and lasting, impact UTS:CIC

#LAP24 is a new #learninganalytics event by SoLAR specially for practitioners! Join us online in any of the three time zones - Asia-Pacific, Europe, and US - to share what you are doing with learning analytics. Event & submission details below 👇

Happy to listen to SoLAR 2023 ECR grant winner Yizhou Fan presenting his grant project at #LAK24, comparing how students interact with ChatGPT vs teachers for a writing task

Final day of #LAK24 listening to our 3rd keynote speaker Kristen DiCerbo of Khan Academy sharing about their AI-powered tutor Khanmigo. Fascinating to see how students have been interacting with the tutor!

Register for the Next SoLAR Webinar, April 9 at 4 PM CEST: Title: Reframing thinking about and modeling learning through complex dynamical systems  Learning is a highly individual process of change that emerges from multiple interacting components (e.g.… dlvr.it/T51Q6j

Learning Analytics invites diverse and critical viewpoints, methodologies, and findings at the intersection of GenAI and learning analytics Editors: Hassan Khosravi Simon Buckingham Shum Jelena Jovanovic Zach Pardos & Lixiang (Jimmie) Yan Submission deadline: August 01, 2024 More details at tinyurl.com/GenAI-LA

The latest issue of #AJET has just been released! Packed full of interesting research on automated feedback , AI interaction, digital fluency, impact of tailored emails to students, visual literacy/data storytelling dashboards, & inclusive technologies: ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET…

Critical interaction is now more important than ever for learners, as multiple stages of writing are impacted by #GenAI. Our forthcoming #CHI24 paper untangles this criticality using theory and data. Pre-print at arxiv.org/pdf/2404.06955… #HCI #Writing #AI #HigherEducation

LAST CALL: Calling all students interested in the #LearningAnalytics community. Join the SoLAR Executive to get a seat at the table to help guide the future of the society. Submit your nomination by May 1, 2024 at 11:59pm EST

Deadline Extended for Early Career Research Grant – due May 17, 2024: The SoLAR Executive Committee and ECR Grant Working Group is pleased to announce the deadline extension for the Early Career Research Grant. Applications are now due May 17, 2024 by… dlvr.it/T6HGvC

There’s still time to register for LAP24, happening virtually for 24 hours from 8am on June 19 AEST. This is a practitioner focused event showcasing learning analytics in practice. See registration link below 👇🏼

Can responses to a single survey question provide insights into students’ sense of belonging? Watch and read R Ram's PhD work on #BelongingAnalytics supervised by Lisa-Angelique Lim & Simon Buckingham Shum presented at #LAK24 👉 cic.uts.edu.au/can-responses-…

📢 Join us for an enlightening talk with @BakerEDMLab and Kim Young Jee on empowering student learning & assessment in the age of generative AI 🗓 Date: Tuesday, 13 August 2024 🕐 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (AEST) 🏛 Venue: At UQ News & on Zoom Register at tinyurl.com/UQAITalk