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Clow, D. (2013). An overview of learning analytics. Teaching in Higher Education, 18(6), 683–695. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2013.827653

Corrin, L. (2021, June 15) Mind the ‘pedagogical gap’ when preparing staff to use learning analytics. SOLAR. https://www.solaresearch.org/2021/06/mind-the-pedagogical-gap-when-preparing-staff-to-use-learning-analytics/

Corrin, L., & De Barba, P. (2014). Exploring students’ interpretation of feedback delivered through learning analytics dashboards. B. Hegarty, J. McDonald, & S. K. Loke (Eds.), 31st Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2014),’Rhetoric and Reality: Critical perspectives on educational technology’, Dunedin, New Zealand, 23-26 November 2014 (pp. 629–633). unknown.

da Silva, L. M., Dias, L. P. S., Barbosa, J. L. V., Rigo, S. J., dos Anjos, J. C. S., Geyer, C. F. R., & Leithardt, V. R. Q. (2022). Learning Analytics and Collaborative Groups of Learners in Distance Education: A Systematic Mapping Study. Informatics in Education, 21(1), 113–146. https://doi.org/10.15388/infedu.2022.05

de Andrade, T. L., Rigo, S. J., & Barbosa, J. L. V. (2021). Active Methodology, Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics: A Systematic Mapping Study. Informatics in Education, 20(2), 171–203.

Fell, J., Spraggon, B., Liddy, M. (2022, December 12). Wrenching open the black box. ABC. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/robodebt-algorithms-black-box-explainer/101215902

Foster, C., & Francis, P. (2020). A systematic review on the deployment and effectiveness of data analytics in higher education to improve student outcomes. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 45(6), 822–841. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2019.1696945

Gašević, D., Dawson, S., & Siemens, G. (2015). Let’s not forget: Learning analytics are about learning. TechTrends, 59(1), 64–71.

Gedrimiene, E, Silvola, A, Pursiainen, J, Rusanen, J & Muukkonen, H 2020, 'Learning analytics in education: literature review and case examples from vocational education', Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, vol.64, no.7, pp.1105–1119, viewed 26 Nov 2022, <http://jultika.oulu.fi/files/nbnfi-fe2019090627071.pdf>.

Gunn, C, McDonald, J, Donald, C, Milne, J & Blumenstein, M 2017, Building an evidence base for teaching and learning design using learning analytics, Ako Aotearoa (National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence), Wellington, viewed 26 Nov 2022, <https://ako.ac.nz/knowledge-centre/using-learning-analytics/research-report-building-an-evidence-base-for-teaching-and-learning-design-using-learning-analytics/>.

Ifenthaler, D., Gibson, D., Prasse, D., Shimada, A., & Yamada, M. (2021). Putting learning back into learning analytics: actions for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners. Educational Technology Research & Development, 69(4), 2131–2150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09909-8

Jawthari, M., & Stoffa, V. . (2022). Predicting At-Risk Students Using Weekly Activities and Assessments. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 17(19), pp. 59–73. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v17i19.31349

Justin, T.S., Krishnan, R., Nair, S., Samuel, B.S. (2022). Learners’ Performance Evaluation Measurement Using Learning Analytics in Moodle. In: Joshi, A., Mahmud, M., Ragel, R.G., Thakur, N.V. (eds) Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Strategies (ICTCS 2020). Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 191. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0739-4_87

Klose, M., Desai, V., Song, Y., & Gehringer, E. (2020). EDM and Privacy: Ethics and Legalities of Data Collection, Usage, and Storage. International Educational Data Mining Society.

Lang, C., Siemens, G., Wise, A., & Gašević, D. (Eds.) (2022). Handbook of Learning Analytics. (2nd ed.) Society for Learning Analytics Research. https://www.solaresearch.org/publications/hla-22/

Lawson, C., Beer, C., Rossi, D., Moore, T., & Fleming, J. (2016). Identification of “at risk” students using learning analytics: the ethical dilemmas of intervention strategies in a higher education institution. Educational Technology Research & Development, 64(5), 957–968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-016-9459-0

Lockyer, L., Heathcote, E., & Dawson, S. (2013). Informing pedagogical action: Aligning learning analytics with learning design. American Behavioral Scientist, 57(10), 1439-1459.

Long, P., Conole, G., Siemens, G., & Long, P. (2011). LAK  ’11 : proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, February 27-March 1, 2011, Banff, Alberta, Canada. ACM.

M. J. Verdú, J. -P. De Castro, L. M. Regueras and A. Corell, "MSocial: Practical Integration of Social Learning Analytics Into Moodle," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 23705-23716, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3056914.

Macfadyen, L. P. (2017). What does a learning analytics practitioner need to know? Y. Bergner, C. Lang, G. Gray, S. Teasley, & J. Stampe (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Building the Learning Analytics Curriculum (BLAC), Vancouver, Canada, March 13th-14th, 2017 (pp. 1–6). Unknown.

Moodle. (2021, July 14). Learning Analytics Specification. https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Learning_Analytics_Specification#:~:text=Learning%20Analytics%20are%20any%20piece,and%20additional)%20that%20provide%20analytics.

Stephenson, B, Harvey, A & Huang, Q 2022, Towards an inclusive analytics for Australian higher education, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University, Perth, viewed 26 Nov 2022, <https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/publications/inclusive-analytics-australian-higher-education/>.

Thille, C., & Zimmaro, D. (2017). Incorporating Learning Analytics in the Classroom. New Directions for Higher Education, 2017(179), 19–31. https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20240

Tzimas, D., & Demetriadis, S. (2021). Ethical issues in learning analytics: a review of the field. Educational Technology Research & Development, 69(2), 1101–1133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-09977-4

West, D., Huijser, H., & Heath, D. (2016).Putting an ethical lens on learning analytics. Educational Technology Research & Development, 64(5), 903–922. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-016-9464-3

West, D., Luzeckyj, A., Searle, B., Toohey, D., Vanderlelie, J., & Bell, K. R. (2020b). Perspectives from the Stakeholder: Students’ Views Regarding Learning Analytics and Data Collection. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 36(6), 72–88.

West, D., Luzeckyj, A., Toohey, D., Vanderlelie, J., & Searle, B. (2020a). Do Academics and University Administrators Really Know Better? The Ethics of Positioning Student Perspectives in Learning Analytics. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 36(2), 60–70.

Wilkinson, K, McNamara, I, Wilson, D & Riggs, K 2019, 'Using learning analytics to evaluate course design and student behaviour in an online wine business course', International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, vol.27, no.4, pp.97–108, viewed 26 Nov 2022, <https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/CAL/article/view/13159>.

Wise, A. F., & Vytasek, J. (2017). Chapter 13: Learning analytics implementation design. C. Lang, G. Siemens, A. Wise, & D. Gašević (Eds.), Handbook of learning analytics (pp. 151–160). Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR).

Zhang, Y., Ghandour, A., & Shestak, V. (2020). Using learning analytics to predict students performance in moodle LMS.

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Additional Resources for Review

Gibson, A., Kitto, K., & Willis, J. (2014). A cognitive processing framework for learning analytics. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge.

Lang, C., Macfadyen, L., Slade, S., Prinsloo, P., & Sclater, N. (2018). The complexities of developing a personal code of ethics for learning analytics practitioners: Implications for institutions and the field. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 436–440.

Law, N., & Liang, L. (2020). A Multilevel Framework and Method for Learning Analytics Integrated Learning Design. Journal of Learning Analytics, 7(3), 98-117. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2020.73.8

Moore, M.G. (1989) “Three types of interaction”, The American Journal of Open Distance Learning, Vol 3, No. 2, pp.1-6.

Morris, M. (2003). Chapter 14: Ethical considerations in evaluation. T. Kellaghan, D. L. Stufflebeam, & L. A. Wingate (Eds.), International handbook of educational evaluation (pp. 303–327). Kluwer.

Prinsloo, P., & Slade, S. (2017). Ethics and Learning Analytics: Charting the (Un)Charted.

Rubel, A., & Jones, K. M. (2016). Student privacy in learning analytics: An information ethics perspective. The Information Society, 32(2), 143–159.

van den Berg, G. (2018). How Important Is Interaction to Students? A Case Study in Open Distance Learning. Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Learning, 463–470.

Vitkare, P. (2022, January 17) 7 Best Moodle Reporting Plugins for Learning Analytics in 2022, Edwiser https://edwiser.org/blog/7-best-moodle-reporting-plugins-for-learning-analytics/