March 19 #LAK24 I attended a great workshop on #DataStorytelling in #LearningAnalytics facilitated by Gloria Milena Fernandez-Nieto and Vanessa Echeverria. A range of interesting workshop papers were presented, many involving AI, from ways to gather data for storytelling to ways to present data to users with visualizations, narratives, etc. We had productive group discussions at the end, identifying future work directions related to new tools, ethics, and especially trustability. LLMs by themselves will not turn data into a valid story— they need to be backed by tools that incorporate pedagogical intent, domain knowledge, and an understanding of the questions different roles are interested in. One particular discussion has stayed with me — when we tell a story, we introduce a point of view by definition. How can we ensure this point of view is aligned with the needs and benefit of participants?

One more week to #LAK24! As a co-chair of the Practitioner’s Track, I can tell you we have some outstanding presentations of real-world implementations of #LearningAnalytics on tap, as well as cutting edge research and fantastic workshops. Not to mention great conversations and networking. Hope you can join us in Kyoto or online! https://www.solaresearch.org/events/lak/lak24/