Learning Analytics

The measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about learners and their contexts for understanding and optimizing learning.

Dear L&D: Your Learning Platform Has a Point of View (Published on Training Industry)

Design

EdTech, Learning Analytics, LMS, Organizational Learning, Workplace Learning

My letter “Dear L&D: Your Learning Platform Has a Point of View” is now up on Training Industry as part of their Dear L&D series, where people in the field write directly…
Research-Based Is Not a Purpose

Power

EdTech, Learning Analytics

The phrase shows up in a predictable spot. A district is deciding whether to adopt a reading program, a behavior framework, or a platform, and somewhere in the second half of the…
The Learner Who Shows Up in Week Four

Design

Adult Learning, E-learning/Distance, Learning Analytics

Every cohort has one. Somebody emails in week four asking if it’s too late to join, or logs in for the first time after three weeks of silence because a building crisis…
Surveillance Refusal – Chrome Extension for Canvas

Web Apps

E-learning/Distance, EdTech, Human/Life-Centered, K12, Learning Analytics, LMS

Canvas records a great deal about students that has nothing to do with their schoolwork. It logs when a student last logged in, how long a session lasted, how many times they…
Danielson Framework Walk-Through Observation Form

Web Apps

K12, Learning Analytics, Workplace Learning

Version note: Updated September 2026 for v3.1, which adds teacher pre-observation input. If you are already running v3.0.x, you do not need to make a new copy. See “Already running an earlier…
Accommodation Tracker and Classroom Snapshot Generator

Web Apps

K12, Learning Analytics, Personalized

A Note on Data Privacy and Compliance Before anything else, this needs to be said clearly: this tool stores student accommodation data in Google Workspace (Google Sheets and Google Docs), and depending…
DIY EdTech: The Basics of Building Custom Web Apps with AI

Power

DIY Web Apps & Automations, EdTech, Generative AI, Learning Analytics, Organizational Learning, Workplace Learning

Part 2 of an ongoing series on vibe coding in EdTech. A few weeks ago, I wrote again about why teachers should learn to code, arguing that basic programming skills give educators…
Student Roster Generator

Web Apps

K12, Learning Analytics

Version 2.0.0 A Note on Student Data This tool runs entirely within your Google Sheet. No student information leaves your Google Drive, gets sent to an external server, or is accessible to…
“Simplified Action Research” Workbook

Workbooks

Continuous Learning, K12, Learning Analytics

In 2022, while working at Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE), I faced an interesting challenge: how could I make action research accessible to busy educators who needed practical research tools but…
Implementing a Statewide Professional Learning Platform

Cases

Adult Learning, E-learning/Distance, Learning Analytics, LMS, Needs Analysis, Project Management

The launch of a statewide professional learning platform that replaced an outdated system with a unified LMS, and what the implementation taught about centralizing professional development at scale.