Analytics Why, where, how, when,

who?Adam Cooper

Sheila MacNeill

SURF Education Day 14 November 2012

Our starting points

It's all about the data

Well, not quite

Overview Big issues

History & context Practice

Technology

Analytics for the Whole Institution; Balancing Strategy and Tactics Analytics for Learning and Teaching  Analytics for Understanding Research Legal, Risk and Ethical Aspects of Analytics in Higher Education

What is Analytics? Definition and Essential Characteristics A Framework of Characteristics for Analytics A Brief History of Analytics

Institutional Readiness for Analytics The Implications of Analytics for Teaching Practice in Higher Education Infrastructure and Tools for Analytics

Analytics, what is changing and why does it matter?

Can you answer the why, where, how, when and who for: *Data and systems *People and Practice What can you share? What kind of help do you need? How can we learn from each other?

How data ready and capable is your organisation?

Group discussions and feedback

Links and Resources

• http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/c/analytics

• http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/topic/analytics

• http://blogs.cetis.ac.uk/sheilamacneill

• http://bit.ly/ZkwxQW

• a.r.cooper@bolton.ac.uk

• s.macneill@strath.ac.uk (sheilmcn)