Learning Analytics 

Teacher: Michail Giannakos (michailg@ntnu.no) 

The course is taught in English. 

The format of the teaching is a series of sessions for each of the topics/seminars, assignments and a team project. 

This module is made for students who are having a master's thesis in learning technology-related topics and is only offered together with the module TDT06 - Educational Technology. Contact the teacher if you want additional information or to enroll. 

Workload: 3,75 SP 

Start-up

28/08/2025

Learning Goals

The course gives fundamental knowledge of learning systems and learning analytics.  

In particular, on completion of the course, students will be able to:

- Understand the design and development of contemporary learning systems.

- Explain how a technology feature influences learning processes.

- Evaluate the effect of a learning system through learner-generated data (i.e., learning analytics).

- Elaborate a study that assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of a learning technology given the target audience and expected learning outcomes.

FAQ

- Register for the module here: https://www.idi.ntnu.no/education/mine_teorimoduler.php

- CS students have to get approval from their supervisor to register for the theory modules.

- Non-CS students can choose "Informatics" in the dropdown.

- For students who are not in computer science, please consult your own department to see if they have the same format of specialization courses. Otherwise, we may not grant credits to you.

- Make sure you register at least one day before the first lecture.

- We will mainly use BlackBoard for organizing the course (online teaching, course materials, discussions, etc.).