Involve key stakeholders directly in defining privacy and designing LA systems¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that LA scholars involve students, teachers, parents, and institutions directly in defining privacy and in designing privacy-protecting LA. It states that "LA scholars would benefit from the direct involvement of key stakeholders, not only in the process of LA design, but also in defining its main concepts, including privacy." It suggests participatory and user-centred design methods from human–computer interaction, and value-sensitive design for culturally aware systems.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Engagement of students and teachers in early design stages; attention to cultural and contextual differences in what privacy means

Constraints¶

• The authors note that elucidating culturally aware definitions of privacy can be a challenging task

Target Learners¶

• students in LA-instrumented education
• teachers
• educational institutions

Target Learning Goals¶

• responsible and trustworthy use of student data in learning analytics

Related Strategies¶

• Institutions implementing learning analytics should spend focused time developing privacy policies and procedures, with stakeholder input including students, before expanding analytics use
• Provide in-depth privacy training and transparent communication about learning analytics processes to build user understanding and student trust
• Provide different levels of controllability to meet diverse stakeholder needs
• Co-design and validate context-aware AI through DBIR blended with user-centered design in privacy-preserving enclaves
• Triangulate LLM-based discourse measures with multiple methods and seek input from participating communities

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Olga Viberg, Chantal Mutimukwe, Åke Grönlund. (2022). Privacy in LA Research: Understanding the Field to Improve the Practice. Journal of Learning Analytics, 9(3), 169–182. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2022.7751