Presenting ISILA Insights at ICSLE 2025: RAG vs. Vanilla LLaMA for Actionable Early Intervention in Learning Analytics
ISILA Member Ramy Elmoazen has presented a study titled “Assessing AI-Driven Learning Analytics Recommendations: Comparative Analysis of RAG and vanilla LLaMA” at the International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2025). This work directly advances the ISILA project’s core mission of improving the quality and sustainability of learning through early intervention methods based on learning […]
Reflecting on the pilots
We have released the ISILA Piloting Report, which presents a comprehensive overview of the piloting activities carried out during the ISILA project across partner institutions, encompassing a diverse range of courses, from Object-Oriented Programming and Distributed Systems to Social Network Analysis and Digital Design. The pilots involved systematic collection of learning data, the design and […]
ISILA project presented at the 16th International eLearning Conference eLearning 2025
The ISILA project was presented at the 16th International eLearning Conference 2025, which took place in Belgrade from September 25-26. The event was organized by Belgrade Metropolitan University. Works presented at the conference focused on learning analytics, AI in education, Gamifications in education as well as other technologies and methodologies implemented in the field of […]
ISILA Partners Gathered in Bergen
During the meeting hosted by the University of Bergen, ISILA partners revised the progress of WP4 and discussed lessons learned from pilot courses, focusing on identifying both the benefits and barriers of the intervention guidelines and the developed online platform. Special attention was given to the next steps:✅improving the guidelines,✅enhancing the multimodal learning analytics dashboard, […]
UiB Piloting Learning Analytics in Statistics Course
The University of Bergen has piloted the use of learning analytics in its STAT110 Basic Course in Statistics through the ISILA project. This blended course offers first-year students with foundational probability theory and statistical analysis skills, fostering practical interpretation and application across nine interactive modules on the Canvas platform. In the pilot, anonymized data from […]
Sofia University pilot Human-Computer Interaction course
Sofia University (SU) has successfully piloted its Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) course under the ISILA project. This course includes user-centered design, prototyping, usability evaluation, and interactive technologies, with 122 enrolled students with hands-on skills for crafting intuitive digital interfaces. The pilot leveraged a Learning Record Store (LRS) and multimodal dashboards to track engagement metrics like time […]
UiB Piloting – Fantastic Data Course
At the University of Bergen, Fantastic Data Course (DIGI110) was piloted as part of the ISILA project. This course is fully online and introduces students to the role of data and digitalization in society, encouraging critical reflection on technology’s impact. The pilot tested how learning analytics can support teaching and course design. Dashboards were used […]
Piloting Social Network Analysis at UEF
As part of the ISILA project, the University of Eastern Finland piloted the Social Network Analysis (SNA) course with the aim of exploring how learning analytics can enhance student engagement and support. The pilot looked at how early signals from course activity and surveys could help identify students who might be struggling with participation, assignments, […]
Piloting Data Management Systems with Early Interventions at UEF
We recently completed the piloting of the Data Management Systems course at the University of Eastern Finland as part of the ISILA project, which focuses on improving the quality and sustainability of learning through early intervention methods supported by learning analytics. The pilot explored how data-driven insights can help identify student needs at an early […]
ISILA Project Presented at the 15th International Conference BISEC’2024
At the 15th International Conference on Information Security BISEC’2024, Prof. Dr. Miroslava Raspopović Milić presented the results of the ERASMUS+ project ISILA (Improving the quality and sustainability of learning using early intervention methods based on learning analytics – ref. number: 2023-1-FI01-KA220-HED-00015975). The conference was held in Niš from November 28th to 29th, organized by the […]