Discussion and Debate DAT40
Good Cop versus Bad Cop: What Will They Make of Learning Analytics?
Date Thursday, Dec 7 Time – RoomCharlottenburg 2
Learning analytics is about collecting, measuring, analysing and using data related to students’ online behaviour. The focus in conventional learning analytics is often on the “what”; a quantitative measurement of learner performance. This session will make the case for an alternative, supplementary method, which focuses on the “how”; a more qualitative measurement of the learning process of the student. Based on empirical data from online courses, two speakers will engage you with their biased view on learning analytics. All with the aim of increasing our insights into learners’ learning processes.

Henrik Køhler Simonsen
Senior Consultant, SmartLearning, Denmark
Henrik Køhler Simonsen is PhD, MA, MBA and Senior Consultant at Smartlearning, Denmark. He is also external lecturer at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and is conducting cross-disciplinary research in corporate information science, data access, learning transfer, learning analytics and business models. Henrik Køhler Simonsen offers consultancy services on digital innovation, digital business development and digital education to the Danish business academy sector. Come visit me at the session "Learning Analytics: Good Cop - Bad Cop" where I will discuss different approaches to learning analytics.