{"id":6869,"date":"2024-02-12T00:54:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T07:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/?p=6869"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:32:33","slug":"week-6-big-data-learning-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/2024\/02\/12\/week-6-big-data-learning-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Data &amp; Learning Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi everyone. welcome to Week 6 of Opportunity Forecast! Our OER is on Big Data and Learning Analytics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>We are interested in this topic because big data and learning analytics are revolutionizing education. It works by harnessing vast amounts of student data to enhance learning outcomes. By analyzing patterns and trends in student performance, educators gain insights into individual needs, enabling personalized learning experiences. Moreover, big data can help institutions make informed decisions about curriculum development, resource allocation, and policy formulation. It is paving the way for a more efficient, effective, and equitable education system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visit our OER here: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/opportunityforecastweek6\/home\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/opportunityforecastweek6\/home\">Opportunity Forecast &#8211; Big Data and Learning Analytics<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is how to maximize your experience on our OER:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Before you start exploring, please complete Activity #1. <\/strong>You can either access the activity from our home page, or from <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/opportunityforecastweek6\/activities\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/opportunityforecastweek6\/activities\">here<\/a>. Please note that this quiz is not to gather any &#8220;correct&#8221; answer from you, but a way for you to experience and visualize data collection. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore our site at your preferred pace. Our site consist of \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction of Big Data and Analytics (use the drop down to explore more content)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market Analysis (use the drop down to explore more content)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future Opportunities of Big Data and Learning Analytics <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After reviewing our assessment of the Big Data and Learning Analytics topic in education, especially as it relates to the tools we currently have at hand, we would like to ask you to reflect and comment on the following questions (this could be but is not limited to teaching and learning). <strong>Please share your thoughts directly below in the comment section.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can you think of an example in your career when having access to a large dataset and being able to filter or manipulate that dataset in order to analyze it helped you in a decision-making process?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can you think of an example in your career when you wished you had access to or the ability through technology to analyze a large dataset in such a way that would have helped guide your decision-making process in a more data driven manner.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is there a function of big data and learning analytics technology that is lacking in your workplace?&nbsp; What in your opinion is a current problem that could be solved with data management and\/or learning analytics technology in the near term horizon?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennie, Samantha and Richard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone. welcome to Week 6 of Opportunity Forecast! Our OER is on Big Data and Learning Analytics. We are interested in this topic because&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/2024\/02\/12\/week-6-big-data-learning-analytics\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Big Data &amp; Learning Analytics<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":62936,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-6869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a2-opportunity-forecast","tag-a2","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62936"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6869"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7413,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6869\/revisions\/7413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}