Episode 19: Multimodal Learning Analytics: Opportunities & Challenges

About this episode

This episode discusses the opportunities and challenges in multimodal learning analytics with experts in the field.

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the field of multimodal learning analytics (MMLA), which focuses on collecting data from physical & online teaching contexts by analysing learning artefacts, traces, and natural human signals, such as gestures and facial expressions. However, despite advances in MMLA, there remain many conceptual, theoretical, methodological, analytical, and pedagogical challenges. In this episode, Dr Rogers Kaliisa discusses the topic of MMLA with Dr Mutlu Cukurova from the University College London and Dr Sambit Praharaj from the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)and Ruhr University Bochum in Germany.

People in this episode

Host: Rogers Kaliisa

Guests: Dr Sambit Praharaj, Dr Mutlu Cukurova

Topics covered

• multimodal learning analytics
• MMLA
• data collection
• learning artefacts
• pedagogical challenges

Keywords

• gestures
• facial expressions
• teaching contexts
• analytical challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Germany

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