Learning Analytics

What Is Learning Data?

Learning data is any data that is created or collected during the running of a class. This includes:

• student assessment submissions
• grades and feedback
• discussion posts
• responses to in-course surveys
• logs of student activity in learning tools

A Data Access Request (DAR) is required for any access to data for purposes other than Teaching and Quality Assurance related to one’s own course or teaching practice, including use for a UBC Administrative Function, UBC Project, or UBC Initiative.

Instructor Use of Learning Data

Instructors can use and access their own learning data for reflection on their own teaching practice, or for enhancement of the pedagogy of their courses.

Learning data includes high-risk student data and student intellectual property. These data must not be submitted to any AI tool or application that has not been assessed through a UBC Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA).

For help accessing your learning data, or determining allowable tools for use in analysis, email us at lt.hub@ubc.ca.

Research Use of Learning Data

Instructors who intend to use their learning data for research must first obtain conditional approval of this use through the Behavioural Ethics Review Board (BREB), and then submit a Data Access Request.

Requesting Additional Data

Instructors who wish to access data beyond their own courses, including data from Workday or data from a course belonging to another instructor, must submit a Data Access Request.

Purpose and Principles

The Learning Analytics team at LTIC works to facilitate data-informed analysis and inquiry into pedagogical practice and outcomes.

Talks

A collection of upcoming learning analytics talks as well as an archive of past talks.

Hackathons

Read up on our history of hackathons, where we empower innovation through direct experience

Arts

The Faculty of Arts Instructional Support and Information Technology (Arts ISIT) Learning Analytics team offers analytics and reporting services to Arts faculty and staff who are engaged in administrative processes.

Science

The Faculty of Science, Skylight Team supports UBC Science departments and programs with data-driven decisions toward student success.

Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine Educational Technology Team has a number of projects underway, including those with a learning analytics focus.