Register for the Next SoLAR Webinar, February 24 at 5 PM CET/11 AM EDT

Title: Have Learning Analytics Dashboards Lived Up to the Hype?

While learning analytics dashboards (LADs) are the most common form of LA intervention, there is limited synthesis of the evidence regarding their impact on students’ learning outcomes. In this webinar, Rogers Kaliisa (University of Oslo) and Mohammad Saqr (University of Eastern Finland) will present their LAK25 Best Paper, which synthesizes the findings of all studies that investigated the impact of LADs on students' learning outcomes which includes learning outcomes, participation, motivation, and attitudes. The presenters will discuss in detail the current status of evidence and whether it supports the notion that LADs are effective or can improve students' learning. The presenters will also discuss the future implications of their work and what it means for future research on LADs and learning analytics at large.

Presenters:

Mohammed Saqr is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland. He leads UEF’s Learning Analytics Unit, which is one of Europe's most active learning analytics laboratories. Saqr has published extensively on learning analytics, network analysis and artificial intelligence. He also authored two books on learning analytics methods. His work has received several international recognitions e.g., SOLAR Europe emerging scholar in 2023 and several best paper awards (e.g., best paper at LAK, ICCE, SITE, TEEM) and received funding from the research councils of Finland and Sweden. He is on the editorial boards of several journals e.g., BJET, TLT and PLOS One and has chaired several conference tracks and proceedings. He is currently working on advancing transition network analysis method and all issues related to complexity and individual differences. You can know more about Saqr work here.

Rogers Kaliisa is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Education, University of Oslo. His research focuses on learning analytics, mobile learning, and computer-supported collaborative learning. Kaliisa is an active member of the international research community, serving on several society boards, including the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR), where he has contributed for four years as a Student Representative and Member at Large. He is also a co-founder of the African Network for Learning Analytics (ANLAR), a special interest group within SoLAR dedicated to advancing learning analytics research and practice across Africa. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Learning Analytics. His work has gained international recognition, earning him the Best Full Paper Award at LAK25 in Kyoto, Japan. Currently, his research explores how multimodal analytics can support and improve group collaboration and learning dynamics in professional higher education settings.