Data Depository: Business & Learning Analytics for Educational Web Applications

Quantitative methods in education research have long been limited by the ability to collect detailed learner data in a consistent, scalable way. As education continues to move online we are presented with an unprecedented opportunity to study learner interactions within learning systems. However, doing so requires infrastructure to collect and store massive interaction data from which we can learn. In this paper we present Data Depository, a flexible, pluggable, data hub for tracking interaction data from any browser-based application, aiding the measurement of usage and effectiveness.