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Overview

Shane Dawson is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, including computer science, social sciences, and psychology, with a particular emphasis on educational technology and learning analytics.

Their work covers various subfields such as computer science applications, education, developmental and educational psychology, artificial intelligence, and experimental and cognitive psychology. This interdisciplinary approach supports their investigation into online and blended learning environments as well as the application of technology in education.

Key topics in their research include online learning and analytics, online and blended learning, innovative teaching and learning methods, e-learning and knowledge management, student assessment and feedback, creativity in education and neuroscience, and the evaluation of teaching practices.

Their recent publications include studies focused on personalized learning analytics and feedback, assessment strategies in massive open online courses (MOOCs), and the integration of learning analytics into teaching practice. Notable papers include:

  • Students' perceptions of, and emotional responses to, personalised learning analytics-based feedback: an exploratory study of four courses (2020), Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
  • Students' sense-making of personalised feedback based on learning analytics (2020), Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
  • Assessing program-level learning strategies in MOOCs (2020), Computers in Human Behavior
  • Transitions through lifelong learning: Implications for learning analytics (2021), Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence
  • Completing the loop: Returning learning analytics to teachers (2024), Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)

Frequent co-authors contributing to the development of their research include Abhinava Barthakur, Srécko Joksimovíc, Vitomir Kovanović, Oleksandra Poquet, and Rebecca Marrone.

Shane Dawson's work has appeared repeatedly in several notable academic venues, reflecting a consistent focus on technology-enhanced learning and educational evaluation. These venues include:

  • Pacific Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning
  • Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
  • Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
  • Computers & Education
  • Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)

Best Publications

  • Mining LMS data to develop an early warning system for educators: A proof of concept

    Leah P. Macfadyen;Shane Dawson

  • Let’s not forget: Learning analytics are about learning

    Dragan Gašević;Shane Dawson;George Siemens

  • Learning analytics should not promote one size fits all: The effects of instructional conditions in predicting academic success

    Dragan Gašević;Shane Dawson;Tim Rogers;Danijela Gasevic

  • Informing Pedagogical Action: Aligning Learning Analytics With Learning Design

    Lori Lockyer;Elizabeth Heathcote;Shane Dawson

  • Preparing for the Digital University: A Review of the History and Current State of Distance, Blended and Online Learning

    George Siemens;George Siemens;Dragan Gašević;Shane Dawson

  • Numbers are not enough. Why e-learning analytics failed to inform an institutional strategic plan

    Leah P. Macfadyen;Shane Dawson

  • Learning analytics to unveil learning strategies in a flipped classroom

    Jelena Jovanović;Dragan Gašević;Shane Dawson;Abelardo Pardo

  • Using Learning Analytics to Scale the Provision of Personalised Feedback.

    Abelardo Pardo;Jelena Jovanovic;Shane Dawson;Dragan Gašević

  • A Study of the Relationship between Student Social Networks and Sense of Community.

    Shane Dawson

  • 'Seeing' the learning community: an exploration of the development of a resource for monitoring online student networking

    Shane P Dawson

  • Teaching for creativity: Towards sustainable and replicable pedagogical practice

    Erica McWilliam;Shane Dawson

  • Open Learning Analytics: an integrated modularized platform

    George Siemens;Dragan Gašević;Caroline Haythornthwaite;Shane Dawson

  • A study of the relationship between student communication interaction and sense of community

    Shane P Dawson

  • Current state and future trends: a citation network analysis of the learning analytics field

    Shane Dawson;Dragan Gašević;George Siemens;Srecko Joksimovic

  • Embracing Big Data in Complex Educational Systems: The Learning Analytics Imperative and the Policy Challenge.

    Leah P. Macfadyen;Shane Dawson;Abelardo Pardo;Dragan Gaševic

  • SNAPP: a bird's-eye view of temporal participant interaction

    Aneesha Bakharia;Shane Dawson

  • Detecting Learning Strategies with Analytics: Links with Self-reported Measures and Academic Performance

    Dragan Gasevic;Jelena Jovanovic;Abelardo Pardo;Shane Dawson

  • A conceptual framework linking learning design with learning analytics

    Aneesha Bakharia;Linda Corrin;Paula de Barba;Gregor Kennedy

  • How do we model learning at scale?: A systematic review of research on MOOCs

    Srećko Joksimović;Oleksandra Poquet;Vitomir Kovanović;Nia Dowell

  • Predicting academic performance by considering student heterogeneity

    Sumyea Helal;Jiuyong Li;Lin Liu;Esmaeil Ebrahimie

Frequent Co-Authors

Dragan Gasevic
Dragan Gasevic Monash University
Erica McWilliam
Erica McWilliam Queensland University of Technology
Gregor Kennedy
Gregor Kennedy University of Melbourne
Caroline Haythornthwaite
Caroline Haythornthwaite Syracuse University
Arthur C. Graesser
Arthur C. Graesser University of Memphis
Alan Kingstone
Alan Kingstone University of British Columbia
David A. Williams
David A. Williams Boston Children's Hospital
Tom Foulsham
Tom Foulsham University of Essex
Evan F. Risko
Evan F. Risko University of Waterloo
Caitlin Mills
Caitlin Mills University of Minnesota

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