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The Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR–www. solaresearch. org) is an inter-disciplinary network of leading international researchers who are exploring the role and impact of analytics on teaching, learning, training and development. Our mission as an organization is to: a) pursue the development of research opportunities in learning analytics and educational data mining, b) increase the profile of learning analytics in educational contexts, and c) serve as an advocate for learning analytics to policy makers

Significant potential exists for analytics to guide learners, educators, administrators, and funders in making learning-related decisions. Learning analytics represent the application of “big data” and analytics in education1. This proposal expresses the importance of a planned and integrated approach to developing insightful and easy-to-use learning analytics tools. Three critical beliefs underpin our proposal: