Browsing by Author "Ortiz Rojas, Margarita"

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An overview of the LALA project
(CEUR-WS, 2020) Muñoz Merino, Paul; Delgado Kloos, Carlos; Tsai, Yi Shan; Gasevic, Dragan; Verbert, Katrien; Pérez Sanagustín, María del Mar; Hilliger, Isabel; Zúñiga Prieto, Miguel Ángel; Ortiz Rojas, Margarita; Scheihing, Eliana
The LALA project (“Building Capacity to Use Learning Analytics to Improve Higher Education in Latin America”) is a project that aims at building capacity about the use of data in education for improving education in Latin America. This article presents a general overview of the LALA project including the LALA framework (as a set of guidelines, recommendations and patterns for enabling adoption of learning analytics), the adaptation of learning analytics tools (mainly three different tools used in Europe) and the pilots with learning analytics experiences. The results of this project could serve as an example for other institutions in the Latin American region or other under-represented regions to adopt Learning Analytics as part of their processes.
For learners, with learners: Identifying indicators for an academic advising dashboard for students
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020) Hilliger, Isabel; De Laet, Tinne; Henríquez, Valeria; Ortiz Rojas, Margarita; Zúñiga Prieto, Miguel Ángel; Baier, Jorge; Pérez Sanagustin, Mar
Learning Analytics (LA) dashboards aggregate indicators about student performance and demographics to support academic advising. The majority of existing dashboards are targeted at advisors and professors, but not much attention has been put into students’ need for information for their own academic decision-making. In this study, we identify relevant indicators from a student perspective using a mixed methods approach. Qualitative data was obtained from an open-ended online questionnaire answered by 31 student representatives, and quantitative data was collected from a closed-ended online questionnaire answered by 652 students from different cohorts. Findings point out relevant indicators to help students choose what courses to take in an upcoming academic period. Since this study is part of a large research project that has motivated the adoption of academic advising dashboards in different Latin American universities, these findings were also contrasted with indicators of these advising dashboards, informing future developments targeting students.