Jonathan P. San Diego, James Ballard, Stylianos Hatzipanagos, Mary Webb, Ehsan Khan, Philip Blake, Tom Dore, Andreas Konstantinidis and Ian Barrett.

1. Do Moodle analytics have a role to play in
learning design, feedback and assessment?
Jonathan P. San Diego*
j.p.san_diego@kcl.ac.uk
with: James Ballard**, Stylianos Hatzipanagos*, Mary Webb*, Ehsan Khan*
Philip Blake*, Tom Dore*, Andreas Konstantinidis* and Ian Barrett*
*King’s College London, **University of London Computing Centre
Moodle Research Conference (Crete, Greece, 14–15 September 2012)

2. Extend conventional techniques
Is it possible to tell the difference between users
engaged flicking through the pages in
in “learning” mode “browsing” mode
San Diego, J.P. & McAndrew, P. 2006

3. London Pedagogy Planner
Create Topic Create Learning Outcome
Teacher can model different
selections of teaching methods
and check effect on learning
Supports process of aligning
experience and staff time is
different teaching and learning
Supports analysis of what
300 114 33 90 18 45
components
needed for each Period of
300
learning

4. Expected
Resource URL
(in minutes)
1.5 to 2.5 Page 1: Introduction and learning http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id
outcomes =171493
2 to 3 Page 2: Natural climate change http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id
=171495
.5 to 1 First paragraph of Page 3: A 4.6 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id
billion-year history =171497
1 to 2 View PDF: chart of the http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/file.php/1526/sci_sk1_07i.p
temperature of the earth df
.5 to 1 Second paragraph of Page 3: A 4.6 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id
billion-year history =171497
5 to 7 View PDF: Glaciers past and http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/file.php/1526/sci_sk1_05t.p
present (five Pages) df
5 to 7 View PDF: Pollen diagrams and http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/file.php/1526/sci_sk1_06t.p
ancient climates (five Pages) df
.5 to 1 Read exercise of Page 3: Past http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id
temperatures =171497

5. - Unit page
- Page 1 (Introduction) - PDF (Chart; earth’s temperature)
- Page 2 (Climate change) - PDF (Glaciers past and present)
- Page 3 (4.6 billion-year history) - PDF (Pollen diagrams and ancient)
In the legend: the width of the bar represents a minute
Time Resource
11437 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1526
14418 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=171497
15027 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1526
15028 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=171493
25304 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=171495
28733 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=171492
28735 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=171497
57535 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=171493

7. - Unit page
- Page 1 (Introduction) - PDF (Chart; earth’s temperature)
- Page 2 (Climate change) - PDF (Glaciers past and present)
- Page 3 (4.6 billion-year history) - PDF (Pollen diagrams and
ancient)
In the legend: the width of the bar represents a minute
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4

8. Exploit the potential of analytics
• focusing on the study of students’ activities
and its relationship with the design of course
spaces in the areas of feedback and
assessment
• to provide feedback to tutors about learner
activities in relation to the design, structure
and content of a module
• to provide feedback to students on how they
use these resources.

9. WE KNOW that
• Learning activities/users/interactions can vary
• Proper use of tools not obvious nor usage
conventional
• Use of technologies need to be taught to teachers
and students by peers/colleagues
However WE CAN
• Design technologies to inform learners and
teachers how they use technologies
• Analyse usage and provide guidance for
appropriation
• Capture analytics

10. Moodle Logs

11. Activity Patterns

12. Connectivity Patterns

13. Learning Design

14. Learning Design

15. Do Moodle analytics have a role to play in
learning design, feedback and assessment?
Answers and ideas please?