Prototyping Learning Power Modelling in SocialLearn
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1. The presenter prototyped a learning power model based on learner activities in SocialLearn to explore what it can achieve and its limitations. 2. Preliminary observations from coding learner activities showed some disagreement between interpreters in classifying activities into the 7 learning power dimensions. 3. The presenter reflected on sources of disagreement such as additional context and reviewed examples to understand differences in interpretation.
Prototyping Learning Power Modelling in SocialLearn
- 1. SoLAR symposium, Open U., 26 June 2012 Prototyping Learning Power Modelling in SocialLearn Shaofu Huang PhD student, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK SocialLearn intern, Open University supervised by Simon Buckingham Shum and Rebecca Ferguson 1
- 2. The story in 1 slide… Learning Dispositions: the appetite and capacity to learn at any opportunity is vital This can be assessed as a construct called “Learning Power” (LP) SocialLearn learning analytics open a new opportunity to know learners from what they do We are prototyping a LP model based only on learner activities to explore what this can achieve and its limitations 2
- 4. What do we mean by “disposition”? • a relatively enduring tendency to behave in a certain way • but there are varying conceptions as to how fixed or malleable dispositions are Our focus is on malleable dispositions that are important for developing intentional learners, and which, critically, learners can recognise and develop in themselves Deakin Crick R. (2011) Student Engagement: Identity, Learning Power and Enquiry - A Complex Systems Approach. In: Christenson S, 7
- 5. ELLI: Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory 8
- 6. Learning to Learn: 7 Dimensions of “Learning Power” Being Stuck & Static Changing & Learning Data Accumulation Meaning Making Passivity Critical Curiosity Being Rule Bound Creativity Isolation & Dependence Learning Relationships Being Robotic Strategic Awareness Fragility & Dependence Resilience
- 7. Learning to Learn: 7 Dimensions of Learning Power Factor analysis of the literature plus expert interviews: identified seven dimensions of effective “learning power”, since validated empirically with learners at many
- 8. Learning to Learn: 7 Dimensions of Learning Power Factor analysis of the literature plus expert interviews: identified seven dimensions of effective “learning power”, since validated empirically with learners at many
- 9. Immediate feedback enabling timely reflection and interventions, via a mentored discussion ELLI profile showing pre/post change 17
- 10. Cohort analytics for educators and organizational leaders 18
- 11. learning power modelling in SocialLearn 19
- 12. SocialLearn provides new possibilities of looking at learners learning We listened to what they think they do Now we can observe what 20
- 13. ELLI feedbacks inform development of learning Educator or leader’s interventions Mentored discussions 21
- 14. How about SocialLearn learning disposition analytics (LDA)? How do these feedbacks help people learn? What and where What kind of feedback should we look at? should we provide? Will we still have What is the most seven dimensions? Focus of this study 22
- 15. So…what are we doing in the study? 24
- 16. Preparation: Three types of data on SocailLearn for LDA • Activity logs of every action learners do to the system • Network information that can be revealed from relationships between contents or users • Discourses that can be found in text content input by learners • This study is mainly looking at activity logs but may use very basic network information 23
- 17. Preparation: Developed a view about where and what to look based on previous research about ELLI. 25
- 18. Preparation: Learnt from developer’s perspective about what are available there in the database 26
- 19. A sample coding sheet 27
- 20. Working flow overview from feature list to widget design 26
- 21. Some initial observations and reflections 30
- 22. N of links coded by two interpreters Interpreter 1 (321 links made) Changing & Meaning Critical Learning Strategic Creativity Resilience Learning Making Curiosity Relationships Awareness + 29 80 17 9 104 53 3 - 0 0 5 0 10 0 11 Interpreter 2 (913 links made) Changing & Meaning Critical Learning Strategic Creativity Resilience Learning Making Curiosity Relationships Awareness + 70 204 116 72 215 146 76 - 0 3 3 1 4 2 1 28
- 23. 1 . How much do they agree? 1 1 0 . 0 . Positive links Changing & Meaning Critical Learning Strategic Creativity Resilience Learning Making Curiosity Relationships Awareness Agreed 23 64 15 3 94 32 1 Total links 76 220 118 78 225 167 78 % 30% 29% 13% 4% 42% 19% 1% Negative links Changing & Meaning Critical Learning Strategic Creativity Resilience Learning Making Curiosity Relationships Awareness Agreed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total links 0 3 8 1 14 2 12 28
- 24. Where are these disagreement coming from? Let's look at two examples: ID Feature description Additional conditions Interpreter 1 Interpreter 2 MM, RS, CL, CC, SA, LR, 1004 1 earlier today MM, SA CR Update a path I MM, RS, CL, CC, SA, LR, 1004 2 edited for the last a few days ago MM, SA CR time MM, RS, CL, CC, SA, LR, 1004 3 weeks or months ago MM, CL CR ID Feature description Additional conditions Interpreter 1 Interpreter 2 1002 1 no one MM MM, RS, CL, CC, SA, CR 1002 2 Share this path to some people MM, LR MM, RS, CL, CC, SA, LR, CR 1002 3 everyone MM, LR MM, RS, CL, CC, SA, LR, CR 28
- 25. N of links coded in each scenario Changing & Meaning Critical Learning Strategic Creativity Resilience Learning Making Curiosity Relationships Awareness Profile 14 0 0 2 17 6 0 Recommendations 0 16 15 15 16 16 2 Connections 0 12 12 4 26 8 0 Questions 0 5 33 2 35 2 19 Answers 7 30 2 0 30 15 0 Comments 22 38 0 13 28 9 2 Thoughts 9 15 0 3 16 3 0 Events 0 6 0 0 19 2 0 Tasks 0 17 0 0 22 36 16 Paths 37 62 32 31 45 49 32 Collections 1 33 0 0 13 14 0 Searches 1 41 30 4 43 29 0 Overall patterns 8 9 9 7 9 10 8 28
- 26. How much is agreed by both in each scenario? Changing & Meaning Critical Learning Strategic Creativity Resilience Learning Making Curiosity Relationships Awareness Profile 43% 18% 0% Recommendations 6% 0% 0% 25% 6% Connections 0% 0% 42% 0% Questions 20% 45% 37% 5% Answers 14% 37% 37% 0% Comments 36% 34% 23% 32% 0% Thoughts 33% 13% 38% Events 17% 37% Tasks 6% 36% 50% 0% Paths 14% 35% 0% 0% 16% 27% 0% Collections 30% 31% 0% Searches 5% 0% 23% 0% Overall patterns 0% 0% 0% 0% 11% 0% 0% 28
- 27. Questions and comments Thank you! Shaofu Huang @shaofutw PhD Student. Researching about authentic pedagogy, participatory learning and systems thinking. http://systemslearningandleadership.net http://learningemergence.net