Download the Workshop Proceedings The 2019 edition of the Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute took place at the University of Wollongong on 28-29 November. As part of the program the workshop titled "Scaling Personalised Student Communication: Current Initiatives and Future Directions" gathered delegates to share and discuss their ...
University of British Columbia using OnTask with great success!
Over the past three academic terms, OnTask has been piloted in a variety of courses at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as part of the UBC Learning Analytics Project. So far the experience has been a resounding success, with students reporting the personalised feedback has helped them to: keep on top of the course material, ...
New OnTask video released
We're excited to release our new animated OnTask Actionable Feedback for Students video (4mins). The video explains the the benefits of feedback that is personal, empathetic and actionable, and how OnTask uses multiple 'If this, then that' rules to provide personalised feedback to all students by using just one email. ...
The UTS Connected Intelligence Centre (CIC) hosts 3 workshops in February
The UTS Connected Intelligence Centre (CIC) is hosting 3 workshops from 18 - 19 February 2019 OnTask & Learning Analytics API Workshop OnTask/LA-API Hackathon PLSA UX/LX Workshop Workshop 1: OnTask & Learning Analytics API Workshop 9.30 - 4.30pm on 18 February 2019 This workshop brings together system architects ...
OnTask B: Canvas LMS and Finnish localisation
Our OnTask B version of the tool has undergone some significant changes in its latest version (4.0). Canvas The tool has undergone some significant changes to make the user interface more intuitive. Additionally, there is a new type of action that integrates with the internal email system with the Canvas Learning Management ...
OnTask workshop held at ALASI 18
The OnTask team facilitated the workshop "Connecting data with student feedback in a course" as part of the 2018 edition of the Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute. The session was attended by 30 researchers and practitioners that explored the use of OnTask to manage data sets and combined data obtained from the LMS with surveys answered ...
OnTask now speaks Spanish, Chinese and Moodle!
As part of the ongoing activities to widen the impact and adoption of OnTask, we have liaised with various stakeholders and introduced functionality to accommodate various use cases. Two of the most relevant ones are the possibility of using OnTask to upload personalized feedback in a Moodle assignment, and the support for ...
OnTask accepted into Apereo Incubation Process
OnTask has been accepted into the Apereo Foundation Incubation Process. Apereo is a network of institutions which ‘share experiences, learn from the experience from others, and discover new collaborators’. The Apereo Incubation Process provides scaffolding and effective mentoring for the formation of new projects, software communities and ...
OnTask open source versions now available!
Two open source versions of OnTask are now available! OnTask has been implemented and trialled in several higher institutions. These trials have provided detailed information about the most relevant functionality, technical requirements to include it as part of current institutional ecosystems, and user requirements to be adopted by instructors ...
OnTask Tool trialled at ALASI2017
A/P Abelardo Pardo, Dr Sheridan Gentili and Lisa Lim trialled the OnTask tool in their ALASI2017 workshop titled 'Providing data-driven personalised support for students in large courses' The attendees tried the tool in a hypothetical learning experience. They used a synthetic dataset to explore which personalised messages would apply, and how to ...
Teacher’s Feedback on OnTask Pilot Study
In this video, Dr Sheridan Gentili discusses her teaching experience using OnTask in her first year course at The University of South Australia (UniSA). Sheridan outlines what prompted her to first use OnTask, what impact it had on the teaching and student experience, and reflects on how ‘techie’ you need to be to successfully use the ...
OnTask Workshop at LASI, Michigan
Eight participants from the University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, RMIT, Universidad Catolica de Chile and University of Windsor recently took part in a Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) workshop run by OnTask Project Lead A/Prof Abelardo Pardo in Michigan. The participants initially explored the connection between the data ...
Unlocking the Futures of Higher Education Conference
Dr Simon McIntyre was invited to present at the Unlocking the Futures of Higher Education Conference King’s Online, King’s College London in April. Simon outlined the long term vision for using learning analytics at the UNSW Art & Design campus using Ontask in his talk entitled 'A strategy for synthesising curriculum, peer learning ...
UTA OnTask pilot featured in Science Magazines
The University of Texas at Arlington’s plans to pilot OnTask in one of its an online courses has recently been featured in Science magazines ‘Scienmag’ and ‘EurekAlert’ as well as online news platform ‘Dallas Innovates’. You can read more here: Scienmag ...
Full House at our LAK17 Tutorial!
It was a full house at our LAK17 ‘Connecting Data with Student Support Actions in a Course’ Tutorial in Vancouver on Tuesday morning, with participants from 30 institutions worldwide represented! The OnTask team led the group through 2 scenarios: the first examined how prompt, personalised feedback could be provided to students after their ...
LAK Conference Workshop
Team members A/ Prof Abelardo Pardo, Prof Simon Buckingham Shum and Dr Jing Gao will be conducting a tutorial at the upcoming LAK Conference in Canada in March 2017 titled ‘Connecting Data with Student Support Actions in a Course: A Hands-on Tutorial’. The half-day session comprises of a set of hands-on activities with prepared material. The ...
4 Pilots Scheduled For 2017
The first of our pilot studies have been identified for 2017 and will have over 2,100 students and 60 staff participating in courses spanning several disciplines, including engineering, pharmacy, medical science, art & design and computer science. The University of Sydney, University of South Australia, UTS and UNSW Australia will be ...
Project Kickoff Meeting
We had a full day Kickoff Meeting at USYD on 4 August 2016, and were delighted to welcome 2 new partners, Dr Danny Liu (USYD) and Dr Jing Gao (UNISA) officially to the project team. Throughout the day we identified our pilot courses and agreed on a set of scenarios and personas to drive the development, deployment and dissemination of the ...
