With the advent ofthe era ofbig data,learning analytics has been the hot topic in the field ofeducation. Whereas,there are also many problems such as learning data acquisition,data processing,data analysis and inter-pretation that need researchers to overcome. In this interview,we are very pleased to invite Prof. David Gibson,from Curtin University,to share with us his experience and viewpoint on learning analytics. David Gibson,an associate professor ofthe Department ofLearning and Teaching,the Director ofLearning Fu-tures in Curtin University. Prior to Curtin,Gibson was Associate Research Professor ofEducation at Arizona State U-niversity. Prior to that he was Assistant Research Professor ofComputer Science at the University ofVermont,working on the Global Challenge Award project which is now being adapted for Curtin in partnership with UNESCO. He is not only a multidisciplinary scholar across education,music,mathematics,computer and the psychological cognition,but also an independent consultant,project leader,entreprenuer and technology innovator who has created the simSchool and eFolio application software. His research extends from complex systems analysis and modeling ofeducation to ap-plication ofcomplexity via games and simulations in teacher education,web applications and the future oflearning. Currently,he is exploring the new psychometrics of digital learning experiences and spaces,designing new digital learning experiences,and coordinating transdisciplinary research to advance the learning sciences,use ofbig data in humanities and social sciences,the use ofdata mining and visualization as discovery tools,and the use ofsymbolic re-gression to find dynamic equations ofhuman behavior in digital spaces. Prof. David Gibson has published hundreds of articles,co-authored the books of“Look at these new gadgets!":the achilles heel oftechnology-enhanced learning","Designing Games for Ethics:Models,Techniques and Frameworks"etc. The 2016 eLearning Forum Asia,he was especially invited to discuss the change oflearning and technology in the era ofbig data and have a speech oflinking digital experience to the science oflearning through analytics.
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