Student-facing learning analytics dashboards aim to improve learning by presenting students with actionable information grounded in how they (and their peers) engage with a course. These dashboards are becoming increasingly available and, in fact, are standard in some LMSs such as Blackboard and Moodle. However, their development has outpaced our understanding of effective design and how these tools do-or do not-support learning. With that in mind, faculty researchers from University of Michigan's School of Information and School of Education partnered with the Teaching & Learning team in Information and Technology Services to develop a learning analytics dashboard for students based on research-informed design and with the intention to learn more about the efficacy of such a dashboard in student learning.
