«The Spanish Network of Learning Analytics (SNOLA): achievements and challenges»
Alejandra Martínez MonésAssociated Professor of the Computer Science Department. Universidad de Valladolid (UVA)
Abstract
Learning analytics as a research field has been strongly supported by networks of researchers. At an international level, the Society for Learning Analytics Research, (SOLAR, http://solar.org) plays a fundamental role in the promotion and development of this area. In our country, this labour is being carried out by the Spanish Network of Learning Analytics (SNOLA, http://snola.es). In this talk, I will present the history and development of this network since its foundation in 2003, as well as the research lines of its components, and the main challenges that the field has to face in the next years, from the point of view of its members. Although SNOLA does not cover all the activity related to LA in Spain, this overview of the activity of the network and the visions of its participants will provide a representative vision of the state of research related with LA in Spain and the challenges for the future.
Bio
Alejandra Martínez Monés is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at UVa, specialized in Human-Computer Interaction, and member of the research group GSIC-EMIC. Her research interests deal with the applications of learning analytics to the orchestration of technology-enhanced learning, with a focus on how to help teachers design and monitor learning activities. She is a nominal member of the Spanish Network on Learning Analytics (SNOLA) since its foundation. She has co-authored 24 ISI-JCR indexed journal papers, as well as more than 100 conference papers and book chapters.
