It is inevitable that data protection and privacy aspects but also ethical considerations will become more important and more “regular” part of education. The fulfillment of all these requirements and demands is not always easy–specifically in typical schools or small to medium-scale higher education establishments. Data protection is not (only) a burden and perhaps a show-stopper for learning Analytics, it also opens new pathways towards a more reflected, fair, and effective use of analytics technologies in education. This white paper intends to provide a brief insight into the relevant legal regulations in Europe and it provides a framework that is supposed to serve as a scaffolding for planning, developing, installing, and applying learning analytics in an organization’s daily practice.
Learning Analytics Toolbox