Learning Dispositions and Transferable Competencies: Pedagogy, Modelling, and Learning Analytics

Theoretical and empirical evidence in the learning sciences substantiates the view that deep engagement in learning is a function of a combination of learners’ dispositions, values,attitudes and skills. When these are fragile, learners struggle to achieve their potential in conventional assessments, and critically,are not prepared for the novelty and complexity of the challenges they will meet in the workplace, and the many other spheres of life which require personal qualities such as resilience, criticalthinking and collaboration skills. To date, the learning analytics research and development communities have not addressed howthese complex concepts can be modelled and analysed. We report progress in the design and implementation of learning analyticsbased on an empirically validated multidimensional construct termed “learning power”. We describe a learning analytics infrastructure for gathering data at scale, managing stakeholder permissions, the range of analytics that it supports from real time summaries to exploratory research, and a particular visual analytic which has been shown to have demonstrable impact on learners. We conclude by summarising the ongoing research anddevelopment programme.