LALA Canvas: A Model for Guiding Group Discussions in Early Stages of Learning Analytics Adoption

Regardless of all the frameworks and models that have been proposed for starting Learning Analytics (LA) initiatives, LA adoption remains immature. LA research is still a growing field in some regions, and researchers and practitioners continue to experience institutional challenges for scaling LA adoption. Considering the need for using LA to improve student learning and program quality, it is important to bring stakeholders together to exchange ideas about how LA tools could be used in everyday practices. To meet this objective, this chapter presents the LALA Canvas: a conceptual model to support a participatory approach to LA adoption in higher education (HE). The LALA Canvas was developed within the LALA Project, and it proposes a template to guide group discussions at universities where LA adoption is still at an early stage. The LALA Canvas model has been used by the four Latin American universities affiliated with the LALA project and socialized with 371 HE stakeholders from universities from different Latin American countries, including Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Perú. This chapter describes the LALA Canvas and the lessons learned from having used it to start conversations about the potential benefits of LA in different university settings.