Numbers are not enough. Why e-learning analytics failed to inform an institutional strategic plan

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 149-163

  Macfadyen, Leah P ^a   Dawson, Shane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Change management; Institutional culture; Learning analytics; Learning management system (LMS); Strategic planning; Student engagement; Virtual learning environment (VLE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873832962     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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