learning analytics. online learning. transformative global education.
Macfadyen, L. P., Birch, P. H., Duong, L., Cao, P., Race, S., Cremin, C., Guimond, C., & Zahir, F. (2021).
Using learning analytics to optimize design of online learning courses in genomic counselling.
Oral presentation, World Congress on Genetic Counselling (Virtual Conference), 27–28 October 2021.
Macfadyen, L. P., Alabi, H., & Thompson, C. (2021, July 22).
Learning analytics in the COVID era.
EduBytes. CTLT Newsletter, The University of British Columbia.
Rashtian, H., Hashemi, A., & Macfadyen, L. P. (2020).
Harnessing natural language processing to support curriculum analysis.
Proceedings, ICERI2020, the 13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 9-11 November 2020 (Virtual) (pp. 1779-1784). Spain: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED). https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2020.0445
Macfadyen, L. P. (2020).
Content analytics for curriculum review: A learning analytics use case for exploration of learner context.
Proceedings, ASCILITE 2020: 37th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, 30 November-1 December 2020 (Virtual) (pp. 42-47). ASCILITE. https://ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/ASCILITE-2020-Conference-Proceedings-Draft-Version.pdf
Wei, J., Cutler, F., Macfadyen, L. P. & Shirazi, S. (2019).
Implementing learning analytics: Instructor perspectives.
Companion Proceedings, The 9th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK’19), March 2019 (pp. 56-61). https://www.solaresearch.org/core/companion-proceedings-of-the-9th-international-learning-analytics-and-knowledge-conference-lak19/
Banihashem, K. & Macfadyen, L. P. (2021).
Pedagogical design: Bridging learning theory and learning analytics.
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 47(1), https://doi.org/10.21432/cjlt27959
Macfadyen, L. P, Lockyer, L., & Rienties, B. (2020).
Learning design and learning analytics: Snapshot 2020.
Journal of Learning Analytics, 7 (3), 6-12. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2020.73.2
Redmond, D. W. & Macfadyen, L. P. (2020).
A framework to leverage and mature learning ecosystems.
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(5), 75-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i05.11898
Lang, C., Macfadyen, L. P., 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.
In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, March 7–9, 2018, Sydney, NSW, Australia. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 5 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3170358.3170396
Macfadyen, L. P. (2017).
What Does a Learning Analytics Practitioner Need to Know?
Joint Proceedings of the Workshop on Methodology in Learning Analytics (MLA) and the Workshop on Building the Learning Analytics Curriculum (BLAC), co-located with 7th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK 2017), Vancouver, Canada, March 13th-14th, 2017.
Macfadyen, L. P., Groth, D., Rehrey, G., Shepard, L., Greer, J., Ward, D., Bennett, C., Kaupp, J., Molinaro, M. & Steinwachs, M. (2017).
Developing institutional learning analytics ‘communities of transformation’ to support student success.
In Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 13 – 17, 2017 (pp. 498-499). ACM New York, NY, USA. doi: 10.1145/3027385.3029426
Macfadyen, L. P. (2017).
Overcoming Barriers to Educational Analytics: How Systems Thinking and Pragmatism Can Help.
Educational Technology, 57 (1), 31-39.
Macfadyen, L. P., Dawson, S., Gašević, D. & Prest, S. (2015).
Whose feedback? A multilevel analysis of student completion of end-of-term teaching evaluations.
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-19.
doi: 10.1080/02602938.2015.1044421
Macfadyen, L. P. (2016).
Using EventFlow and CoCo to explore classroom activity patterns and learner performance.
In Proceedings, Putting Temporal Analytics into Practice: The 5th International Workshop on Temporality in Learning Data. University of Edinburgh, Scotland, April 25th 2016. https://changingeyedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/macfadyen_lak16time.pdf
Macfadyen, L. P. & Roll, I. (2016).
Analytics in Action: Research, Prototypes and Implemented Solutions.
Prepared for UBC’s LTHub.
Clow, D., Ferguson, R., Macfadyen, L. P., Prinsloo, P., Slade, S. (2016).
LAK Failathon.
In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge, Edinburgh, Scotland, April 2016 (pp. 509-511). ACM New York, NY, USA.
Macfadyen, L. P., Roll, I. & Sandilands. (2015).
Using easily accessible aggregate LMS and SEoT data to evaluate learning design, learner engagement and perceived course value.
In Proceedings, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Simon Fraser University and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, June 16-19, 2015.
Roll, I., Macfadyen, L. P. & Sandilands, D. (2015).
Evaluating the Relationship Between Course Structure, Learner Activity, and Perceived Value of Online Courses.
In Proceedings, Second (2015) ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 14-18, 2015.
Macfadyen, L. P., Dawson, S. Pardo, A., & Gašević, D. (2014).
Embracing Big Data in Complex Educational Systems: The Learning Analytics Imperative and the Policy Challenge.
Research & Practice in Assessment, 9, 17-28. http://www.rpajournal.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/A2.pdf
Ferguson, R., Clow, D., Macfadyen, L. P., Essa, A., Dawson, S. & Alexander, S. (2014).
Setting Learning Analytics in Context: Overcoming the Barriers to Large-Scale Adoption.
In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge (pp. 251-253). ACM New York, NY, USA. doi: 10.1145/2567574.2567592
Ferguson, R., Macfadyen, L. P., Clow, D., Tynan, B., Alexander, S., & Dawson, S. (2014).
Setting learning analytics in context: Overcoming the barriers to large-scale adoption.
Journal of Learning Analytics, 1(3), 120-144. http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/JLA/article/view/4077/442
Macfadyen, L. P., & Dawson, S. (2012).
Numbers Are Not Enough. Why e-Learning Analytics Failed to Inform an Institutional Strategic Plan.
Educational Technology & Society, 15 (3), 149–163.
Dawson, S., Macfadyen, L. P., Risko, E., Foulsham, T. & Kingstone, A. (2012).
Using technology to encourage self-directed learning: The Collaborative Lecture Annotation System.
In Proceedings, ASCILITE 2012, Wellington, New Zealand, November 2012.
Dawson, S., Macfadyen, L., Lockyer, L. & Mazzochi-Jones, D. (2011).
Using social network metrics to assess the effectiveness of broad based admission practices.
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27(1), 16-27. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet27/dawson.html
Dawson, S., Macfadyen, L. P., Lockyer, L. & Mazzochi-Jones, D. (2010).
From neural to social: Medical student admissions criteria and engagement in a social learning environment.
(ASCILITE 2010, Sydney, Australia, December 2010).
Sorenson, P. & Macfadyen, L.P. (2010).
The Learner Interaction Monitoring System (LiMS): Capturing Online Learner Behaviour.
(In J. Sanchez & K. Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (p. 2725), October 18, 2010. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.)
Sorenson, P. & Macfadyen, L. P. (2010).
Learner Interaction Monitoring System (LiMS): Capturing the Behaviors of Online Learners and Evaluating Online Training Courses.
(6th Designs on eLearning Conference, Savannah, Georgia, USA, September 15-17, 2010).
Macfadyen, L. P. (2010).
Current State Analysis of LMS and Web-based Tool Use in UBC Teaching and Learning Activities. Stage 1 Report: Blackboard Vista use data/data gathering on use of other tools, 2009W.
Prepared for the UBC Learning Technology Advisory Committee.
Macfadyen, L. P. & Sorenson, P. (2010).
Learner Interaction Monitoring System (LiMS): Capturing the Behaviors of Online Learners and Evaluating Online Training Courses.
(6th International Conference on Data Mining, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 12-15, 2010)
Macfadyen, L. P. & Sorenson, P. (2010).
Using LiMS (the Learner Interaction Monitoring System) to Track Online Learner Engagement and Evaluate Course Design.
(Proceedings, Third International Conference on Educational Data Mining (pp. 301-302), Pittsburg, PA, USA, June 11-13, 2010).
Dawson, S., Macfadyen, L. P. & Lockyer, L. (2009).
Learning or performance: Predicting drivers of student motivation.
(ASCILITE 2009, Auckland, New Zealand, December 2009.)
Macfadyen, L. P. (2009).
Using Course Management System Data as a Force for Good? Applying Academic Analytics to Teaching and Learning.
(Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning seminar series, UBC)
Macfadyen, L. P., & Dawson, S. (2010).
Mining LMS data to develop an ‘‘early warning system” for educators: A proof of concept.
Computers & Education, 54:588-599. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.008
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