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Shane Dawson
Researcher at University of South Australia
Publications - 164
Citations - 9742
Shane Dawson is an academic researcher from University of South Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Learning analytics & Analytics. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 157 publications receiving 7932 citations. Previous affiliations of Shane Dawson include Queensland University of Technology & University of Queensland.
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Mining LMS data to develop an early warning system for educators: A proof of concept
Leah P. Macfadyen,Shane Dawson +1 more
TL;DR: This study affirms that pedagogically meaningful information can be extracted from LMS-generated student tracking data, and discusses how these findings are informing the development of a customizable dashboard-like reporting tool for educators that will extract and visualize real-time data on student engagement and likelihood of success.
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Let’s not forget: Learning analytics are about learning
TL;DR: The field of learning analytics is introduced and the lessons learned from well-known case studies in the research literature are outlined, including the critical topics that require immediate research attention for learning analytics to make a sustainable impact on the research and practice of learning and teaching.
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Learning analytics should not promote one size fits all: The effects of instructional conditions in predicting academic success
TL;DR: The results suggest that it is imperative for learning analytics research to account for the diverse ways technology is adopted and applied in course-specific contexts, and require consideration before the log-data can be merged to create a generalized model for predicting academic success.
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Informing Pedagogical Action: Aligning Learning Analytics With Learning Design
TL;DR: It is argued that to move from small-scale practice to broad scale applicability, there is a need to establish a contextual framework that helps teachers interpret the information that analytics provides.
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Current state and future trends: a citation network analysis of the learning analytics field
TL;DR: An evaluation of the current state of the field of learning analytics through analysis of articles and citations occurring in the LAK conferences and identified special issue journals suggests that there is some fragmentation in the major disciplines regarding conference and journal representation.