Episode 20: Learning Analytics and AI: Opportunities & Challenges

About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of generative AI and learning analytics with experts in the field.

This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Dr Aneesha Bakharia, Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland in Australia, and Professor Barbara Wasson, Director of the Centre for The Science of Learning and Technology (SLATE), University of Bergen, Norway as guests, hosted by Shibani Antonette & Rogers Kaliisa. They converse about the recent advances in generative AI and tools like ChatGPT and how they relate to work in learning analytics that aims to improve teaching and learning with data. What is your takeaway from this podcast? What is the lie that Aneesha & Barbara tell in the 'two truths and a lie' game? Let us know on Twitter using the hashtag #SoLARspotlight on Twitter. If you want to know more about SoLAR, get in touch via solaresearch.org or tweet us @SoLAResearch.

People in this episode

Hosts: Shibani Antonette, Rogers Kaliisa

Guests: Dr Aneesha Bakharia, Professor Barbara Wasson

Topics covered

• Learning Analytics
• AI
• Generative AI
• ChatGPT
• Teaching and Learning

Keywords

• data
• education
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Products: ChatGPT

Books & works: Learning Analytics and AI: Opportunities & Challenges, SoLAR Spotlight, SoLARspotlight

Places: Australia, Norway

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• Episode 16: Bias · May 31, 2022 · 39 min
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