Open Learning Analytics Platform (OpenLAP)

What Open Learning Analytics Platform (OpenLAP) is

Open Learning Analytics Platform (OpenLAP) is a free, open-source web platform for creating learning analytics indicators without code. It is intended for teachers, students, and researchers, as well as other learning analytics stakeholders. Its Indicator Specification Card Creator supports collaborative design of personalized, low-fidelity indicators. For higher-fidelity indicators, the Indicator Editor lets users choose datasets, filters, analysis methods, and visualization techniques, working with real xAPI-based learning activity data. Implementing those indicators requires knowledge of data analysis and visualization. OpenLAP is organized into an Indicator Engine, an Analytics Framework, and data collection and management components. The latter handles xAPI data from learning sources and maintains data privacy policies. The project is described as an open research project from the Social Computing Group at the University of Duisburg-Essen, headquartered in Duisburg and Essen, Germany. It was founded in 2003 and offers API access. The site lists Learning Locker, Material UI, MongoDB, React, and Spring among the technologies used. The project invites questions, feedback, and collaboration.