Conference schedule by day

A tentative conference schedule (small changes are still possible)

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

	Time	Session A	Session B	Session C	Session D
	07:30 AM	Registration
	08:30 AM	Welcome and opening remarks Room: Pentland E+W
	08:45 AM	Keynote introduction Room: Pentland E+W
	09:00 AM	Keynote: Learning as a machine. Cross-overs between humans and machines by Professor Mireille Hildebrandt, Vrije Universiteit Brussels Room: Pentland E+W [Recording]
	10:00 AM	Morning tea
Morning sessions	10:30 AM	Session: Keynote discussion and panel Room: St Trinnean’s	Session: Discourse analytics Room: Pentland East	Session: Learner models Room: Pentland West	Session: Analytic visualizations and dashboards Room: Prestonfield
		Keynote chat 1A1 (20 min): Professor Mireille Hildebrandt	Presentation 1B1 (20 min): “Topic Modeling for Evaluating Students’ Reflective Writing: a Case Study of Pre-service Teachers’ Journals” (short paper) by Ye Chen, Bei Yu, Xuewei Zhang and Yihan Yu [Recording]	Presentation 1C1 (20 min): “Towards Personalizing An E-quiz Bank for Primary School Students: An Exploration with Association Rule Mining and Clustering” (short paper) by Xiao Hu, Yinfei Zhang, Samuel Chu and Xiaobo Ke [Recording]	Presentation 1D1 (20 min): “Semantic Visual Analytics for Today’s Programming Courses” (short paper) by Sharon Hsiao, Sesha Kumar Pandhalkudi Govindarajan and Yiling Lin [Recording]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Panel 1A2 (60 min): “Physiological Data and Learning Analytics: Opportunities and Challenges for Research and Practice” by Eva Durall, Teemu Leinonen, Begoña Gros, Sofoklis Kyriazakos and Niklas Ravaja	Presentation 1B2 (30 min): “Combining Click-Stream Data with NLP Tools to Better Understand MOOC Completion” (full paper) by Scott Crossley, Luc Paquette, Mihai Dascalu, Danielle McNamara and Ryan Baker [Recording]	Presentation 1C2 (30 min): “Introduction of Learning Visualisations and Metacognitive Support in a Persuadable Open Learner Model” (full paper) by Susan Bull, Blandine Ginon, Clelia Boscolo and Matthew Johnson [Recording]	Presentation 1D2 (30 min): “The Role of Achievement Goal Orientations When Studying Effect of Learning Analytics Visualizations” (full paper) by Sanam Shirazi Beheshtiha, Marek Hatala, Dragan Gašević and Srećko Joksimović [Recording]
			5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
			Presentation 1B3 (30 min): “Towards Automated Content Analysis of Discussion Transcripts: A Cognitive Presence Case” (full paper) by Vitomir Kovanović, Srećko Joksimović, Zak Waters, Dragan Gašević, Kirsty Kitto, Marek Hatala and George Siemens [Recording]	Presentation 1C3 (30 min): “Impact of Data Collection on Interpretation and Evaluation of Student Models” (full paper) by Radek Pelánek, Jiří Řihák and Jan Papoušek [Recording] Best paper nominee	Presentation 1D3 (30 min): “The NTU Student Dashboard: Implementing a whole institution learning analytics platform to improve student engagement” (practitioner presentation) by Ed Foster [Recording]
	12:00 PM	Lunch
Early afternoon sessions	01:00 PM	Session: Collaborative learning Room: Prestonfield	Session: LA challenges, accessibility and ethics Room: Pentland East	Session: Determination of off-task/on-task behaviours Room: Pentland West	Session: Learning tools and interventions Room: St Trinnean’s
		Presentation 2A1 (30 min): “Investigating collaborative learning success with physiological coupling indices based on electrodermal activity” (full paper) by Héctor Javier Pijeira-Díaz, Hendrik Drachsler, Sanna Järvelä and Paul A. Kirschner [Recording]	Presentation 2B1 (30 min): “Privacy and Analytics – it’s a DELICATE Issue. A Checklist for Trusted Learning Analytics.” (full paper) by Hendrik Drachsler and Wolfgang Greller [Recording] Best paper nominee	Presentation 2C1 (30 min): “Affecting Off-Task Behaviour: How Affect-aware Feedback Can Improve Student Learning” (full paper) by Beate Grawemeyer, Manolis Mavrikis, Wayne Holmes, Sergio Gutierrez-Santos, Michael Wiedmann and Nikol Rummel [Recording]	Presentation 2D1 (30 min): “Interactive Surfaces and Learning Analytics: Data, Orchestration Aspects, Pedagogical Uses and Challenges” (full paper) by Roberto Martinez-Maldonado, Bertrand Schneider, Sven Charleer, Simon Buckingham Shum, Joris Klerkx and Erik Duval [Recording not available due to technical problems]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Presentation 2A2 (30 min): “A Pedagogical Framework for Learning Analytics in Collaborative Inquiry Tasks: An Example from a Teamwork Competency Awareness Program” (full paper) by Elizabeth Koh, Antonette Shibani, Jennifer Pei-Ling Tan and Helen Hong [Recording]	Presentation 2B2 (30 min): “Using predictive indicators of student success at scale – implementation successes, issues and lessons from the Open University” (practitioner presentation) by Kevin Mayles [Recording]	Presentation 2C2 (30 min): “Investigating Boredom and Engagement during Writing Using Multiple Sources of Information: The Essay, The Writer, and Keystrokes” (full paper) by Laura Allen, Caitlin Mills, Matthew Jacovina, Scott Crossley, Sidney D’Mello and Danielle McNamara [Recording]	Presentation 2D2 (30 min): “Evaluation of an Adaptive Practice System for Learning Geography Facts” (full paper) by Jan Papoušek, Vít Stanislav and Radek Pelánek [Recording]
		5 min break	5 min break		5 min break
		Presentation 2A3 (20 min): “An Analysis Framework for Collaborative Problem Solving in Practice-based Learning Activities: A Mixed-method Approach” (short paper) by Mutlu Cukurova, Katerina Avramides, Daniel Spikol, Rose Luckin and Manolis Mavrikis [Recording]	Presentation 2B3 (20 min): “What Can Analytics Contribute to Accessibility in e-Learning Systems and to Disabled Students’ Learning?” (short paper) by Martyn Cooper, Rebecca Ferguson and Annika Wolff [Recording]		Presentation 2D3 (20 min): “Towards Analytics for Educational Interactive e-Books. The case of the Reflective Designer Analytics Platform (RDAP)” (short paper) by Manolis Mavrikis, Sokratis Karkalas and Oliver Labs [Recording]
	02:30 PM	Afternoon tea
Late afternoon sessions	03:00 PM	Session: Teaching and teacher analytics Room: St Trinnean’s	Session: Institutional perspectives and challenges Room: Prestonfield	Session: MOOC discussion analysis Room: Pentland East	Session: Language, writing, and interaction Room: Pentland West
		Presentation 3A1 (30 min): “Teaching Analytics: Towards Automatic Extraction of Orchestration Graphs Using Wearable Sensors” (full paper) by Luis Pablo Prieto, Kshitij Sharma, María Jesús Rodríguez-Triana and Pierre Dillenbourg [Recording]	Presentation 3B1 (30 min): “Going Enterprise: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned When Scaling and Integrating a Research-based Product for Commercial Distribution.” (practitioner presentation) by Aleksander Dietrichson, Vera Friedrichs, Diego Forteza and John Whitmer [Recording]	Presentation 3C1 (30 min): “Bringing Order to Chaos in MOOC Discussion Forums with Content-Related Thread Identification” (full paper) by Alyssa Wise, Yi Cui and Jovita Vytasek [Recording]	Presentation 3D1 (30 min): “Reflecting on Reflective Writing Analytics: Assessment Challenges and Iterative Evaluation of a Prototype Tool” (full paper) by Simon Buckingham Shum, Agnes Sandor, Rosalie Goldsmith, Xiaolong Wang, Randall Bass and Mindy McWilliams [Recording]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Presentation 3A2 (30 min): “Student perspectives on data provision and use: Starting to unpack disciplinary differences” (full paper) by Jen McPherson, Huong Ly Tong, Scott J. Fatt and Danny Y.T. Liu [Recording]	Presentation 3B2 (30 min): “The Learning Analytics Readiness Instrument” (full paper) by Meghan Oster, Steven Lonn, Matthew Pistilli and Michael Brown [Recording]	Presentation 3C2 (30 min): “Investigating Social and Semantic User Roles in MOOC Discussion Forums” (full paper) by Tobias Hecking, Irene-Angelica Chounta and H. Ulrich Hoppe [Recording]	Presentation 3D2 (30 min): “Longitudinal Engagement, Performance, and Social Connectivity: a MOOC Case Study Using Exponential Random Graph Models” (full paper) by Mengxiao Zhu, Yoav Bergner, Yan Zhang, Ryan Baker, Yuan Wang and Luc Paquette [Recording]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Presentation 3A3 (20 min): “Design and Evaluation of Teacher Assistance Tools for Exploratory Learning Environments” (short paper) by Manolis Mavrikis, Sergio Gutierrez Santos and Alexandra Poulovassilis [Recording]	Presentation 3B3 (20 min): “Real-time indicators and targeted supports: Using online platform data to accelerate student learning” (short paper) by Ouajdi Manai, Hiroyuki Yamada and Christopher Thorn [Recording]	Presentation 3C3 (20 min): “Untangling MOOC Learner Networks” (short paper) by Oleksandra Skrypnyk Poquet and Shane Dawson [Recording]	Presentation 3D3 (20 min): “English Language Learner Experiences of Formal and Informal Learning Environments” (short paper) by Carrie Demmans Epp [Recording]
	04:30 PM	Transfer to theatre
	05:15 PM	Firehose Room: Pentland E+W
	06:00 PM	Posters, technology showcase, and welcome reception
	07:30 PM	End of day one

Thursday, April 28, 2016

	Time	Session A	Session B	Session C	Session D
	07:30 AM	Registration
	08:30 AM	Opening remarks Room: Pentland E+W
	08:45 AM	Keynote introduction Room: Pentland E+W
	09:00 AM	Keynote: Learning Analytics: Utopia or Dystopia by Professor Paul A. Kirschner, Open University of the Netherlands Room: Pentland E+W [Recording]
	10:00 AM	Morning tea
Morning sessions	10:30 AM	Session: Keynote discussion and panel Room: St Trinnean’s	Session: Institutional perspectives Room: Pentland East	Session: Personalization Room: Pentland West	Session: Theoretical and conceptual models Room: Prestonfield
		Keynote chat 4A1 (20 min): Professor Paul A. Kirschner	Presentation 4B1 (20 min): “Analysing Engagement in an Online Management Programme and Implications for Course Design” (short paper) by Marc Wells, Alex Wollenschlaeger, David Lefevre, George Magoulas and Alexandra Poulovassilis [Recording]	Presentation 4C1 (20 min): “Data2U: Scalable Real time Student Feedback in Active Learning Environments” (short paper) by Imran Khan and Abelardo Pardo [Recording]	Presentation 4D1 (20 min): “Designing MOOCs for Success: A Student Motivation-Oriented Framework” (short paper) by Jonathan M. Kevan, Michael P. Menchaca and Ellen S. Hoffman [Recording]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Panel 4A2 (60 min): “Learning Analytics: Visions of the Future” by Rebecca Ferguson, Andrew Brasher, Doug Clow, Dai Griffiths and Hendrik Drachsler	Presentation 4B2 (30 min): “Measuring financial implications of an early alert system” (full paper) by Scott Harrison, Rene Villano, Grace Lynch and George Chen [Recording]–	Presentation 4C2 (30 min): “Supporting learning by considering emotions: Tracking and Visualization. A case study” (full paper) by Samara Ruiz, Sven Charleer, Maite Urretavizcaya, Joris Klerkx, Isabel Fernandez-Castro and Erik Duval [Recording]	Presentation 4D2 (30 min): “The Assessment of Learning Infrastructure (ALI): The Theory, Practice, and Scalability of Automated Assessment” (full paper) by Korinn Ostrow, Doug Selent, Yan Wang, Eric Van Inwegen, Neil Heffernan and Joseph Jay Williams [Recording]
			5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
			Presentation 4B3 (30 min): “Getting Started with Learning Analytics: Implementing a Predictive Model Validation Project at North Carolina State University” (practitioner presentation) by Josh Baron, Lou Harrison and Sandeep Jayaprakash [Recording]	Presentation 4C3 (30 min): “A Rule-Based Indicator Definition Tool for Personalized Learning Analytics” (full paper) by Arham Muslim and Mohamed Amine Chatti [Recording]	Presentation 4D3 (30 min): “When should we stop? – Towards Universal Instructional Policies” (full paper) by Tanja Käser, Severin Klingler and Markus Gross [Recording] Best paper nominee
	12:00 PM	Lunch
Afternoon sessions	01:00 PM	Session: Methodological reflections Room: St Trinnean’s	Session: Proficiency and positioning Room: Pentland East	Session: Learning design and analytics Room: Pentland West	Session: Bayesian modeling Room: Prestonfield
		Presentation 5A1 (30 min): “Model Accuracy – Training vs. Reality” (practitioner presentation) by Mike Sharkey and Brian Becker [Recording]	Presentation 5B1 (30 min): “Translating network position into performance: Importance of Centrality in Different Network Configurations” (full paper) by Srećko Joksimović, Areti Manataki, Dragan Gašević, Shane Dawson, Vitomir Kovanović and Inés Friss de Kereki [Recording] Best paper nominee	Presentation 5C1 (30 min): “A Conceptual Framework linking Learning Design with Learning Analytics” (full paper) by Aneesha Bakharia, Linda Corrin, Paula de Barba, Gregor Kennedy, Dragan Gasevic, Raoul Mulder, David Williams, Shane Dawson and Lori Lockyer [Recording]	Presentation 5D1 (30 min): “Sequencing Educational Content in Classrooms using Bayesian Knowledge Tracing” (full paper) by Yossi Ben-David, Avi Segal and Kobi Gal [Recording]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Presentation 5A2 (20 min): “Applying classification techniques on temporal trace data for shaping student behavior models” (short paper) by Zacharoula Papamitsiou, Eirini Karapistoli and Anastasios Economides [Recording]	Presentation 5B2 (20 min): “Data-driven Proficiency Profiling – Proof of Concept” (short paper) by Behrooz Mostafavi and Tiffany Barnes [Recording]	Presentation 5C2 (20 min): “The impact of 151 learning designs on student satisfaction and performance: social learning (analytics) matters” (short paper) by Bart Rienties and Lisette Toetenel [Recording]	Presentation 5D2 (20 min): “Studying the relationship between BKT adjustment error and the skill’s difficulty index” (short paper) by Francesc Martori, Jordi Cuadros and Lucinio González-Sabaté [Recording]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Presentation 5A3 (30 min): “Using A/B Testing in MOOC Environments” (full paper) by Jan Renz, Daniel Hoffmann, Thomas Staubitz and Christoph Meinel [Recording]	Presentation 5B3 (30 min): “Learning analytics dashboard for improving the course passing rate in a randomized controlled experiment.” (practitioner presentation) by Jan Hellings [Recording]	Presentation 5C3 (30 min): “Student differences in regulation strategies and their use of learning resources: implications for educational design” (full paper) by Nynke Bos and Saskia Brand-Gruwel [Recording]	Presentation 5D3 (30 min): “Modeling Common Misconceptions in Learning Process Data” (full paper) by Ran Liu, Rony Patel and Kenneth R. Koedinger [Recording] Best paper nominee
	02:30 PM	Afternoon tea
	03:00 PM	SoLAR annual general meeting Room: Pentland E+W
	06:00 PM	Conference dinner
	09:00 PM	End of day two

Friday, April 29, 2016

	Time	Session A	Session B	Session C	Session D
	07:30 AM	Registration
	08:30 AM	Opening remarks Room: Pentland E+W
	08:45 AM	Keynote introduction Room: Pentland E+W
	09:00 AM	Keynote: A Dispatch from the Psychometric Front by Professor Robert Mislevy, University of Maryland Room: Pentland E+W [Recording]
	10:00 AM	Morning tea
Morning sessions	10:30 AM	Session: Keynote discussion and panel Room: Prestonfield	Session: xAPI Room: Pentland East	Session: Supporting learning and achievement Room: Pentland West
		Keynote chat 6A1 (20 min): Professor Robert J. Mislevy	Presentation 6B1 (20 min): “Recipe for Success – Lessons Learnt from Using xAPI within the Connected Learning Analytics Toolkit” (short paper) by Aneesha Bakharia, Kirsty Kitto, Abelardo Pardo, Dragan Gasevic and Shane Dawson [Recording]	Presentation 6C1 (20 min): “Forecasting Student Achievement in MOOCs with Natural Language Processing” (short paper) by Carly Robinson, Michael Yeomans, Justin Reich, Chris Hulleman and Hunter Gehlbach [Recording not available due to technical problems]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Panel 6A2 (60 min): “Institutional Learning Analytics Centres: Contexts, Strategies and Insights” by Simon Buckingham Shum, Kevin Mayles, Leah Macfadyen, Pete Smith, Brad Wuetherick, Shane Dawson and Jingjing Zhang	Presentation 6B2 (30 min): “How CRS deployed Watershed LRS and xAPI to evaluate the effectiveness of training for disaster response teams” (practitioner presentation) by Andrew Downes [Recording]	Presentation 6C2 (30 min): “Is the Doer Effect a Causal Relationship? How Can We Tell and Why It’s Important” (full paper) by Kenneth R. Koedinger, Elizabeth A. McLaughlin, Julianna Zhuxin Jia and Norman L. Bier [Recording not available due to technical problems]
			5 min break	5 min break
			Presentation 6B3 (30 min): “How CUES deployed Watershed LRS and xAPI to track and analyse continuous learning.” (practitioner presentation) by Andrew Downes [Recording]	Presentation 6C3 (30 min): “Towards triggering higher-order thinking behaviors in MOOCs” (full paper) by Xu Wang, Miaomiao Wen and Carolyn Rose [Recording]
	12:00 PM	Lunch
Afternoon sessions	01:00 PM	Session: Real time data Room: Prestonfield	Session: Supporting SRL and 21st century skills Room: Pentland East	Session: Overcoming obstacles Room: St Trinnean’s	Session: Predictive modelling Room: Pentland West
		Presentation 7A1 (30 min): “A Study On Eye Fixation Patterns of Students in Higher Education Using an Online Learning System” (full paper) by Benedict The and Manolis Mavrikis [Recording]	Presentation 7B1 (30 min): “Exploring the relation between Self-regulation, Online Activities, and Academic Performance: A case study” (full paper) by Abelardo Pardo, Feifei Han and Robert Ellis [Recording]	Presentation 7C1 (30 min): “Using Game Analytics to Evaluate Puzzle Design and Level Progression in a Serious Game” (full paper) by Andrew Hicks, Michael Eagle, Elizabeth Rowe, Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Teon Edwards and Tiffany Barnes [Recording]	Presentation 7D1 (30 min): “What and When: The Role of Course Type and Timing in Students’ Academic Performance” (full paper) by Michael Brown, R. Matthew Demonbrun, Steven Lonn, Stephen Aguilar and Stephanie Teasley [Recording]
		5 min break	5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
		Presentation 7A2 (20 min): “A Gaze-based Learning Analytics Model: In-Video Visual Feedback to Improve Learner’s Attention in MOOCs” (short paper) by Kshitij Sharma, Hamed Alavi, Patrick Jermann and Pierre Dillenbourg [Recording]	Presentation 7B2 (20 min): “Fostering 21st century literacies through a collaborative critical reading and learning analytics environment: User-perceived benefits and problematics” (short paper) by Jennifer Pei-Ling Tan, Simon Yang, Elizabeth Koh and Christin Jonathan [Recording]	Presentation 7C2 (20 min): “Bayesian Modelling of Student Misconceptions in the one-digit Multiplication with Probabilistic Programming” (short paper) by Behnam Taraghi, Anna Saranti, Robert Legenstein and Martin Ebner [Recording]	Presentation 7D2 (20 min): “Predicting Student Performance on Post-requisite Skills Using Prerequisite Skill Data: An alternative method for refining Prerequisite Skill Structures” (short paper) by Seth Adjei, Anthony Botelho and Neil Heffernan [Recording]
			5 min break	5 min break	5 min break
			Presentation 7B3 (20 min): “Improving efficacy attribution in a self-directed learning environment using prior knowledge individualization” (short paper) by Zachary Pardos and Yanbo Xu [Recording]	Presentation 7C3 (20 min): “Enhancing the Efficiency and Reliability of Group Differentiation through Partial Credit” (short paper) by Yan Wang, Korinn Ostrow, Joseph Beck and Neil Heffernan [Recording]	Presentation 7D3 (20 min): “Generating Actionable Predictive Models of Academic Performance” (short paper) by Abelardo Pardo, Negin Mirriahi, Roberto Martinez-Maldonado, Jelena Jovanovic, Shane Dawson and Dragan Gasevic [Recording]
	02:30 PM	Afternoon tea
	03:00 PM	Community Building Panel Room: Pentland E+W
	03:45 PM	Closing remarks Room: Pentland E+W
	04:00 PM	End of day three