Learning Analytics - Resources for Further Research

SoLAR - Society for Learning Analytics Research concept paper
http://solaresearch.org/OpenLearningAnalytics.pdf


This paper written by Tanya Elias clearly lays out what learning analytics are, who the companies are that are working in this space, and what type of user data they are utilizing to produce reports.
http://learninganalytics.net/LearningAnalyticsDefinitionsProcessesPotential.pdf

George Siemens, an expert in learning analytics, is facilitating a MOOC- Massive Open Online Course on the topic.  His blog can be found here.
http://www.learninganalytics.net/

The 2011 Horizon Report speaks of learning analytics as in the early stages of development and will be fully developed in four to five years.
http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2011/sections/learning-analytics/