Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge

Abstract

We are pleased to welcome you to the 6th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK16). This year's conference is held in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, Scotland, April 25-29. For the first time, the international Learning Analytics and Knowledge conference is co-located with ACM Learning @ Scale 2016. The LAK16 conference is organized by the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR), and this year is hosted by the University of Edinburgh, a university with a long and rich history of innovation and research in teaching, learning and technologies. Building on the momentum generated from previous LAK conferences, we have extend invitations to practitioners, researchers, administrators, government and industry groups alike, interested in the field of learning analytics and related disciplines. This annual conference provides a multidisciplinary forum for addressing the critical issues and challenges confronting the education sector today. A particular emphasis of this year's program is enhancing our impact through synergistic connections with other related research communities. The field of learning analytics is rapidly growing in all facets of its research, application into practice and theoretical contributions. The theme for the 6th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK16) conference aims to explore the multidisciplinary connections that effectively illustrate how learning analytics can provide critical insights into the individual and collective learning process. This year's theme particularly highlights the multidisciplinary nature of the field and embraces the convergence of these disciplines to provide theoretical and practical insights that will further advance the field - through research, adoption and implementation and ultimately provide a foundation for informing government and institutional policy. We invite research and practice papers that address the "convergence of communities" in LAK and bring a novel perspective and approach for reflecting on the field. This theme is reflected in the workshops, papers, posters, panels, and especially our keynote talks. The conference will culminate with a leadership panel featuring leaders from a spectrum of research societies dedicated to advancing technology in service of education.