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From: Simon Buckingham Shum <s.buckingham.shum@gmail.com> Date: December 4, 2012 12:14:58 PM PST To: <solar_sc@googlegroups.com> Subject: LASI-13 Reply-To: <solar_sc@googlegroups.com>
Hi SoLAR steering group,
We just announced LASI... please spread the word - email and tweet below
https://twitter.com/SoLAResearch/status/276038255235956736
Simon
Learning Analytics Summer Institute 2013 (LASI-13)
Stanford University, July 1-5, 2013 http://www.solaresearch.org/events/lasi twitter: #lasi13
Summer Institute
A critical window of opportunity is opening as we stand on the threshold of what may be a new discipline with disruptive potential for educational research and practice. Bringing the right mix of people together for an intensive ‘summer camp’ could serve as an intellectual and social springboard to accelerate the maturation of the discipline — as was the case for other young disciplines, such as cognitive neuroscience.
The Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) is a strategic five-day event, July 1-5, 2013, co-organized by SoLAR and Stanford University.
The objective is that participants will leave better equipped to actively engage in advancing the LA field through their teaching and research activities. Specifically, LASI has two goals:
Build the field of Learning Analytics through cross disciplinary interactions, identification of research and teaching needs, advancement of LA methods, and connecting isolated researchers. Develop the skills and knowledge of doctoral students and academics, equipping them to engage actively in LA research and teaching. Selection of participants will balance disciplines, skillsets and seniority — see the application criteria for details.
Full details on the website...