Six Practical Recommendations Enabling Ethical Use of Predictive Learning Analytics in Distance Education

Irina Rets, C. Herodotou, Ann Gillespie
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The progressive move of higher education institutions (HEIs) towards blended and online environments, accelerated by COVID-19, and their access to a greater variety of student data has heightened the need for ethical learning analytics (LA). This need is particularly salient in light of a lack of comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on ethics that address gaps voiced in LA ethics research. Studies on the topic are predominantly conceptual, representing mainly institutional rather than stakeholder views, with some areas of ethics remaining underexplored. In this paper, we address this need by using a case of four years of interdisciplinary research in developing the award-winning Early Alerts Indicators (EAI) dashboard at a distance learning university. Through a lens focused on ethical considerations and informed by the practical approach to ethics, we conducted a case study review, using 10 relevant publications that report on the development and implementation of the tool. Our six practical recommendations on how to ethically engage with LA can inform an ethical development of LA that not only protects student privacy, but also ensures that LA tools are used in ways that effectively support student learning and development.
六项实用建议,使预测学习分析在远程教育中的道德使用
高等教育机构(HEIs)逐步转向混合和在线环境,并因COVID-19而加速,他们可以获得更多类型的学生数据,这提高了对道德学习分析(LA)的需求。鉴于缺乏全面的、以证据为基础的伦理学指南来解决洛杉矶伦理学研究中的差距,这一需求尤为突出。关于该主题的研究主要是概念性的,主要代表机构而不是利益相关者的观点,一些伦理领域仍未得到充分探讨。在本文中,我们通过使用一个四年跨学科研究的案例来解决这一需求,该案例是在一所远程教育大学开发屡获殊荣的早期预警指标(EAI)仪表板。我们以道德考量为焦点,并以实际的道德方法为依据,进行个案研究检讨,使用了10份报告该工具的发展和实施的相关出版物。我们关于如何在道德上参与洛杉矶的六项实用建议可以为洛杉矶的道德发展提供信息,不仅可以保护学生的隐私,还可以确保洛杉矶工具的使用方式有效地支持学生的学习和发展。
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