Shane Dawson is the Executive Dean Education Futures and Professor of Learning Analytics at the University of South Australia. Shane's research focuses on topics ranging from creative capacity to social network analysis and the application of learner ICT interaction data to inform and benchmark teaching and learning quality. His current research interests relate to complex systems and academic leadership to aid adoption and application of AI in education.
Shane is a founding executive member of the Society for Learning Analytics Research and past program and conference chair of the International Learning Analytics and Knowledge conference. With the support of many talented colleagues, Shane has been involved in the development... Read more
About me
Shane Dawson is the Executive Dean Education Futures and Professor of Learning Analytics at the University of South Australia. Shane's research focuses on topics ranging from creative capacity to social network analysis and the application of learner ICT interaction data to inform and benchmark teaching and learning quality. His current research interests relate to complex systems and academic leadership to aid adoption and application of AI in education.
Shane is a founding executive member of the Society for Learning Analytics Research and past program and conference chair of the International Learning Analytics and Knowledge conference. With the support of many talented colleagues, Shane has been involved in the development of numerous open source software including the Online Video Annotations for Learning (OVAL), OnTask (a personalised learner feedback tool), and SNAPP, a social network visualization tool designed for teaching staff to better understand, identify and evaluate student learning, engagement, academic performance and creative capacity.
About me
Society for Learning Analytics Research, ASCILITE, EDUCAUSE, HERDSA
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Queensland University of Technology
Graduate Diploma of Education University of Canberra
Bachelor of Science University of Queensland
Bachelor of Science University of Queensland
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Self Regulated Learning RCT, Department for Education, 19/06/2023 - 31/12/2029
Harnessing the Power of AI in Education, Balancing Data Use, Interventions, and Privacy, Human Systems INC, 15/11/2023 - 16/03/2027
Learning Information Framework, Southern New Hampshire University, 05/06/2023 - 06/06/2026
Data analytics-based tools and methods to enhance self-regulated learning., ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2022 - 31/07/2025
Self Regulation Measurement, Department for Education, 07/06/2023 - 06/06/2024
Content Summarisation Tool for Narrative Visualisation, Genix Ventures Pty Ltd, 21/12/2023 - 20/02/2024
Proof of Concept - Google Cloud Platform, Southern New Hampshire University, 04/09/2023 - 31/10/2023
Scaling the provision of personalised learning support actions for large student cohorts, OLT Grants - Strategic Priority Projects, 02/06/2016 - 31/03/2019
OLT Enabling connected learning via open source analytics in "the wild": Learning Analytics beyond the LMS, OLT-Grants - Innovation & Development, 04/12/2014 - 02/05/2017
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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2024 |
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2024 |
1
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2024 |
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2022 |
Open access
3
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2022 |
Open access
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2018 |
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2017 |
Open access
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2017 |
3
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2015 |
Open access
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2015 |
Open access
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2015 |
17
1
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2015 |
Open access
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2012 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
8
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2010 |
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2010 |
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Year | Output |
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2025 |
Open access
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2025 |
Open access
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2025 |
Open access
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2025 |
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2025 |
Open access
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2025 |
Open access
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2024 |
Open access
2
2
|
2024 |
Open access
1
|
2024 |
Open access
4
|
2023 |
Open access
10
6
6
|
2022 |
Open access
8
5
2
|
2022 |
Open access
5
3
|
2021 |
Open access
37
31
7
|
2021 |
Open access
64
65
22
|
2021 |
Open access
100
76
18
|
2021 |
Open access
17
17
|
2020 |
Open access
45
33
3
|
2020 |
Open access
14
9
1
|
2019 |
Open access
80
55
1
|
2019 |
Open access
38
29
|
2019 |
Open access
|
2019 |
Open access
21
12
5
|
2019 |
Open access
109
85
19
|
2019 |
Open access
71
62
8
|
2019 |
Open access
39
28
|
2019 |
Open access
294
218
15
|
2019 |
Open access
87
57
7
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2018 |
Open access
160
107
|
2018 |
Open access
44
37
18
|
2018 |
Open access
135
112
1
|
2018 |
Open access
76
71
17
|
2018 |
Open access
24
22
5
|
2018 |
Open access
29
21
|
2018 |
Open access
38
|
2018 |
Open access
56
44
2
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2017 |
Open access
1
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2017 |
Open access
46
33
11
|
2017 |
Open access
318
240
3
|
2017 |
Open access
18
3
4
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2016 |
Open access
545
402
8
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2016 |
Open access
26
18
1
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2016 |
Open access
38
28
5
|
2016 |
Open access
61
51
1
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2015 |
Open access
10
9
|
2015 |
Open access
119
291
30
|
2015 |
Open access
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2015 |
Open access
53
38
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2014 |
Open access
48
31
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2014 |
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2014 |
Open access
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2013 |
Open access
15
8
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2013 |
19
13
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2013 |
380
270
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2013 |
Open access
62
43
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2012 |
243
607
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2011 |
Open access
22
|
2011 |
Open access
44
38
|
2010 |
173
119
|
2010 |
62
36
|
2010 |
827
607
|
2008 |
181
138
|
2008 |
Open access
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2008 |
Open access
6
|
2008 |
131
109
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Year | Output |
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2025 |
Open access
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2024 |
Open access
4
3
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2023 |
11
4
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2023 |
Open access
6
|
2021 |
30
20
|
2020 |
24
|
2019 |
107
81
|
2019 |
26
20
2
|
2019 |
Open access
44
|
2019 |
Open access
1
|
2018 |
Open access
58
2
|
2018 |
Open access
75
|
2018 |
4
|
2018 |
19
|
2018 |
59
1
|
2018 |
Open access
4
|
2017 |
64
|
2017 |
Open access
9
|
2017 |
Open access
17
|
2017 |
1
5
|
2016 |
124
102
6
|
2016 |
46
34
1
|
2016 |
Open access
80
76
1
|
2016 |
8
8
1
|
2016 |
41
36
|
2016 |
36
35
1
|
2015 |
Open access
2
|
2015 |
Open access
6
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
27
4
|
2015 |
Open access
86
6
|
2015 |
Open access
31
|
2015 |
Open access
3
|
2014 |
190
|
2014 |
|
2014 |
Open access
47
|
2014 |
38
|
2014 |
Open access
22
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
17
|
2012 |
Open access
25
|
2012 |
|
2012 |
15
|
2012 |
Open access
|
2011 |
96
|
2011 |
67
|
2010 |
Open access
|
2010 |
Open access
1
|
2010 |
Open access
|
2009 |
Open access
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2009 |
Open access
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2008 |
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2008 |
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Year | Output |
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2022 |
Open access
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2016 |
Open access
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2013 |
Open access
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2011 |
Open access
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Research
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Allameh Tabataba'i University | IRAN |
Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
Athabasca University | CANADA |
Boeing | UNITED STATES |
BorderLabs | NETHERLANDS |
Catholic University of Leuven | BELGIUM |
Charles III University of Madrid | SPAIN |
Charles Sturt University | AUSTRALIA |
Columbia University | UNITED STATES |
Comunet | AUSTRALIA |
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) | NETHERLANDS |
Department for Education | UNITED KINGDOM |
Heathcote Consulting | AUSTRALIA |
Ifo Institute | GERMANY |
International Baccalaureate Organization | NETHERLANDS |
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz | GERMANY |
Johns Hopkins University | UNITED STATES |
Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
MARA University of Technology (Malaysia) | MALAYSIA |
McGraw Hill Education | UNITED STATES |
Mediterranean University | MONTENEGRO |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
National University of Singapore | SINGAPORE |
niversity of Notre Dame | UNITED STATES |
Open University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Open University of The Netherlands | NETHERLANDS |
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | CHILE |
Prince of Songkla University | THAILAND |
Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Radboud University Nijmegen | NETHERLANDS |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | IRAN |
Simon Fraser University | CANADA |
Stanford University | UNITED STATES |
The Open University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Universidad Ort Uruguay | URUGUAY |
Universite Paris Cite | FRANCE |
University in Ecuador | ECUADOR |
University Michigan | UNITED STATES |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Belgrade | SERBIA |
University of British Columbia | CANADA |
University of Deusto | SPAIN |
University of Edinburgh | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Essex | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Hawaii | UNITED STATES |
University of Koblenz | GERMANY |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Memphis | UNITED STATES |
University of Michigan | UNITED STATES |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | UNITED STATES |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Texas | UNITED STATES |
University of Texas Arlington | UNITED STATES |
University of Toronto | CANADA |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | UNITED STATES |
Yunnan Open University | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) |
2017 |
MemberHigher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) |
2017 |
MemberEDUCAUSE |
2017 |
MemberSociety for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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111126 - Developing learner profile of university students: Assessing and monitoring the development of critical skills and competencies during their tertiary learning | Current |
An investigation of the impact of STEMfooty: an integrated curriculum to aid motivation, self-regulation and academic performance in Mathematics and Science subjects | Current |
Educational design in higher education - transitions to new models | Current |
Examining Self-Regulated Learning Through Regular Reflective Practice and Feedback | Current |
Exploring motivation and learning strategies in flipped online classrooms | Current |
Exploring self-regulated learning and off-task thoughts during video-based learning | Current |
Exploring the impact of AI dialogic agents on high school students wellbeing | Current |
Leadership competency in complex climates | Current |
STEM Education: Teachers' Attitudes Towards Online Resources in Australian Classrooms and the Impact on Adolescent Girls' Motivation for STEM Education | Current |
The neural correlates of memory updating | Current |
Understanding the role of creativity in supporting female STEM participation | Current |
Unobtrusive approaches to assess co-located collaboration in authentic classrooms using audio data | Current |
A data mining approach to analyse the influence of student features on their academic outcomes | Completed |
Being smart is not enough: a mixed methods approach to defining, framing and building a scale to measure psychological safety in secondary school student contexts | Completed |
Examining the impact of feedback based on learning analytics from the perspective of self-regulated learning | Completed |
Feedback actionability in learning environments | Completed |
Social context in Massive Open Online Courses | Completed |
Student support system in a remote laboratory with the application of learning analytics | Completed |
The measurement and analysis of team cohesion in technology-mediated environments using learning analytics | Completed |