The case study for Bolton College is enlightening for the clear way it describes the gathering of information about learners which is:<\/p>\n

processed to provide targeted information and services and it is delivering improved pastoral care for each learner through the college’s learning development mentor scheme. Learning analytics is driving rapid improvements in the way that individual learners experience life at college.<\/em><\/p>\n

The use of data to personalise learning is a wave of change that is certainly coming. From the case study, here’s an example of what’s riding on the wave – note that SCORM stands for Sharable Content Object Reference Model which pretty much refers to IT standards for e-learning:<\/p>\n

In spring 2016, using learning analytics, the college implemented changes to Moodle to make it adaptive, giving teachers the ability to deliver differentiated, contextualised and personalised learning, as well as adaptive assessment. Bolton College has coupled Moodle SCORM packages with the wider dataset at the college. Now, when a learner accesses a SCORM package, Moodle interrogates the student’s dataset, which includes information such as learner ID, course title, previous assessment scores, entry qualifications and more, and determines the most appropriate learning and assessment material to present to each learner.<\/p>\n