Learning Analytics MOOC first 4 weeks readings and video links

Week 1
Baker, S.J.D., Yacef, K. (2009) The State of Educational Data Mining in 2009: A Review and Future Visions: http://www.educationaldatamining.org/JEDM/images/articles/vol1/issue1/JEDMVol1Issue1_BakerYacef.pdf
Why the current interest in analytics in education?
Technology and the completion agenda:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/11/09/completion
Untangling the social web-Economist:http://www.economist.com/node/16910031
Marisa Mayer (Google), The Physics of Data:http://www.parc.com/event/936/innovation-at-google.html
Industry partnerships: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/36384.wss
Big data stupid decisions: http://www.youtube.com/user/OreillyMedia#p/c/2543D0F253DD85CE/25/LXDFwphuwCs
Big Data: the next frontier: http://www.youtube.com/user/OreillyMedia#p/c/2543D0F253DD85CE/39/C5VB0E1bWiI
Week 2
Goldstein, P. J. (2005) Academic Analytics: Uses of Management Information and Technology in Higher Education http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/ers/ers0508/EKF0508.pdf

Siemens, Long: http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume46/PenetratingtheFogAnalyticsinLe/235017

What is a career in big data? http://www.youtube.com/user/OreillyMedia#p/c/2543D0F253DD85CE/68/0tuEEnL61HM

Baker, R. S.J.d. Data Mining for Education: http://users.wpi.edu/~rsbaker/Encyclopedia%20Chapter%20Draft%20v10%20-fw.pdf

Analytics: The widening gap (a bit of a flash back to last week, but compartmentalized curriculum isn't good :)): http://sloanreview.mit.edu/feature/achieving-competitive-advantage-through-analytics/ (you will need to register (free))

Week 3
Knewton: Adaptive learning system: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LldxxVRj4FU
Signals: Applying academic analytics
Transforming learning through analytics - Rio Salado (starts at 19 min): http://educause.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/bdac04349c7246a6b6f949ded44397501d

UMBC: Check my course activity: http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/VideoDemoofUMBCsCheckMyActivit/219113

Week 4
Semantic Web: An Introduction: http://infomesh.net/2001/swintro/

Ray, K (2009) Web 3.0 http://vimeo.com/11529540

Berners-Lee, T. (1989) Information Management: A proposal http://www.w3.org/History/1989/proposal.html

Tim Berners-Lee talk http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web.html

Hilary Mason, Machine Learning: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Machine-Learning

Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Brooks, C., Devedžić, V., Hatala, M., Eap, T., Richards, G., "Using Semantic Web Technologies for the Analysis of Learning Content," IEEE Internet Computing, Vol. 11, No. 5, 2007, pp. 45-53, http://goo.gl/eouEW

Ali, L., Hatala, M. Gašević, D., Jovanović, J., "A Qualitative Evaluation of Evolution of a Learning Analytics Tool," Computers & Education, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2012, pp. 470-489, http://goo.gl/2gTd4