SoLAR Spotlight - Conversations on Learning Analytics
Episodes
SoLAR Episode 21: Re-Imagining Learning Analytics
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast features Assistant Professor Catherine Manly (Fairleigh Dickinson University), Full Professor Blazenka Div...
Episode 20: Learning Analytics and AI: Opportunities & Challenges
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Dr Aneesha Bakharia, Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland in Australia, and Pro...
Episode 19: Multimodal Learning Analytics: Opportunities & Challenges
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the field of multimodal learning analytics (MMLA), which focuses on collecting data from physica...
Episode 18: Explainable models for Learning Analytics
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Judy Kay and Giora Alexandron as guests, hosted by Shibani Antonette. They talk about the ...
Episode 17: The Intersection of Learning Analytics and Learning Sciences
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learning analytics is about learning, but what does learning means? How do researchers in the learning analytics community and those in the learning s...
Episode 16: Bias
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about bias. Our hosts Maren Scheffel and Nia Dowel talk to Shamya Karumbaiah and Rene Kizilcec about bias in learning analytics an...
Episode 15: Learning Analytics in Schools
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Andrew Krumm as guest, hosted by Shibani Antonette and Rogers Kaliisa. They converse about...
Episode 14: Whose story does this learning analytics dashboard tell?
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dashboard is a prominent artefact that users interact with when it comes to learning analytics. What is a learning analytics dashboard ? Who is it for...
Episode 13: The SoLAR Executive Committee
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about SoLAR's Executive Committee (or "exec" for short). Four current members of the executive board Yi-Shan Tsai, Rogers Kaliisa,...
Episode 12: Learning Analytics Practitioners and Practice
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Leah Macfadyen and Danny Liu as guests, hosted by Shibani Antonette. They converse about t...
Episode 11: How can learning analytics enhance feedback processes?
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discussed the role of feedback in learning and how learning analytics can help scaffolding a feedback process. What is feedback t...
Episode 10: Doctoral Consortium Participants - Where are they now?
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about SoLAR’s doctoral consortium. Or actually about three former DC attendees who talk about their DC experience: Andrew Gibso...
Episode 09: 21st Century Skills and Learning Analytics
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Ruth Crick and Elizabeth Koh as guests, hosted by Shibani Antonette. They talk about key s...
Episode 08: Turning crisis into opportunities - EdTech, analytics, and education
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the rise of EdTech, its influence on education, and implications for learning analytics. This podcast is hosted by Yi-Shan...
Episode 07: Diversity and Inclusion in Learning Analytics Research
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Angela Stewart from the University of Colorado Boulder as guest and is hosted by Maren Sch...
Ep06: Privacy and Ethics in Learning Analytics
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Paul Prinsloo and Kirsty Kitto as guests, hosted by Shibani Antonette. They talk about pri...
Episode 05: Measuring the impact of learning analytics
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
LA is a young but fast growing field. As we are about to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the field next month in Frankfurt, it’s important that we...
Episode 04: The Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Grace Lynch, Nicole Hoover, Vitomir Kovanovic, and Hendrik Drachsler (four members of the ...
Episode 03: Giving a voice to stakeholders in Learning Analytics design
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Ed de Quincey and Kenneth Holstein as guests, hosted by Shibani Antonette. They talk about...
Episode 02: Scaling Institutional Readiness
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast features a conversation on the topic of institutional readiness for learning analytics with Prof Tinne De Laet (KU Leuven in Belgium) and...
Episode 01: Learning Analytics - Past, Present, and Future
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this very first episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast, our three hosts Shibani Antonette, Maren Scheffel and Yi-Shan Tsai talk with Abelardo Pardo...