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An introductory text with plain language as to learning analytics.

I found this paper when I was "googling". It covers legal, ethical and related management issues surrounding the generation, use and sharing of analytics data in the context of teaching, learning and research and the underlying business processes based on current UK law. It may be beneficial for the question marks on that whether the learning analytics has been violating the ethical issues.

this was a good post that involves answers to the questions about analytics such as What are analytics? Why are analytics important? What are the benefits of analysing your data? How do students feel about it? How can I use it in my institution? and What does the future hold for analytics?

The efforts to boost the nascent field of learning analytics could bring about a sea change in education, making it possible to personalize - on a massive scale - students' learning by their individual interests and needs, according to a comprehensive report, involving experts from academia, business, nonprofits, foundations and government .

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- (EDUCAUSE) -- Today's young adults are often criticized for turning to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram for real-time feedback, but new research from McGraw-Hill Education suggests that this behavior could be a significant asset when it comes to studying with the help of technology.