Logging in to Learning Analytics

Authors

Edna J. Pressler, Education Development Center

Abstract

According to the most recent Higher Education Editions of the Horizon Report (Johnson et al., 2013; Johnson, Adams, & Cummins, 2012; Johnson, Smith, Willis, Levine, & Haywood, 2011), learning analytics (LA) is an emerging technology that will be widely adopted within the next few years. In this article, I use the McKinsey 7S Model (Waterman, Peters, & Phillips, 1980) as a way to organize a review of the learning analytics (LA) literature, in order to help organizational leaders assess and increase an organization’s readiness for LA. More specifically, I identify the 7 areas of an organization that need to be aligned for optimal performance; and explain what suggestions and cautions the current LA literature offers in relation to each of the 7 areas.

Keywords

learning analytics, organizational assessment, McKinsey 7S, higher education, online education

Recommended Citation

Pressler, Edna J. (2014) "Logging in to Learning Analytics," Current Issues in Emerging eLearning: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ciee/vol1/iss1/6