Inform students about data collection at multiple contact points across their program, not only once at admission¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The article suggests institutions communicate data collection details repeatedly rather than once, because "over 50% of respondents thought that students should be informed at multiple "contact points," ranging from initial admission to the university to multiple times throughout a semester or term." This responds to the problem that students may not be asked to consent when new technologies are adopted mid-degree or when existing vendors change their data collection practices.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Contact points should span initial admission through multiple times within a semester or term

Constraints¶

• The finding is a self-reported opinion from a single rural Australian university sample and was not linked to the experimental hypotheses

Target Learners¶

• university students, including those in online courses whose activity data is collected

Target Learning Goals¶

• ongoing awareness of what educational data is collected and shared

Claims¶

• A majority of students think they should be informed of data collection details at multiple contact points throughout their studies [+W]

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Stoo Sepp. (2025). Towards More Transparency in Learning Analytics: Sharing Information with University Students Increases their Awareness of Data Collection Practices. Journal of Learning Analytics, 12(3), 34–46. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2025.8713