Revolving　around the real work done on a daily basis by those in the field,　it describes how organizations can be better structured for quality learning, showcases　new tools for gathering emergent feedback, and demonstrates how that feedback can be used effectively across organizations.

ContentsForewordAcknowledgementsChapter One Is There Learning in Learning Analytics? Introduction and OverviewHow is Learning Analytics Done?What Are We Doing and Why?How Do People Really Use Data?The Education GapProximal and Distal DataOrganizations, Scale and NetworksSurveillance and EthicsSmarter Tools, Edge TechnologyThe Maturity of a Young FieldTakeawaysChapter Two Creating the Context for Emergent FeedbackIntroduction and OverviewThe ProblemUnderstanding ContextA Context for Learning and TeachingComparabilityModels of LearningEducational Productivity ResearchVisibilityProfessional ControlThe Scope of the Learning and Teaching ContextImplications for Emergent Feedback and Learning AnalyticsTakeawaysChapter Three Emergent Feedback: The New Learning AnalyticsIntroduction and OverviewUnderstanding Emergent FeedbackEmergent Feedback in ActionEmergent Feedback at ScaleAttributionTechnologyClarifyingUltima Thule – The Ultimate Goal Chapter Four AgencyIntroduction and OverviewWhat is Agency?Networked Agency: Actor Network TheoryAgency without professional controlWhy is education different?The Tardean TurnGabriel Tarde, agency and scaleScaleTakeawaysChapter Five The Emergent Feedback OrganizationIntroduction and OverviewCharacteristics of an Emergent Feedback OrganizationAbsence of Professional ControlA Distal SchemaThe Agency of HierarchyNo Emergent FeedbackExternal ForcesBusy with Distal DataThe Emergent Feedback Organization in ActionProfessional Control AgencySelf-Similar Distributed LeadershipEmergent FeedbackDynamic ChangeImplicationsTakeawaysChapter Six The Ethics of Emergent FeedbackIntroduction and OverviewEthical Issues: Current PerspectivesGetting it Right – Ethical UtilityBest Practice CommitmentsAccuracy and TransparencyRights and Ethical ProcessEthical Themes in an Emergent Feedback OrganizationProfessional Codes of Ethics – A Point of ComparisonImplications: Making a Different CaseTakeawaysChapter Seven The Technology of Emergent FeedbackIntroduction and OverviewTechnology in EducationThinking Differently About Technology – Actual and VirtualThe ActualThe VirtualConway’s LawThe Principles of Professionally Controlled Technologies: A True ‘Virtual’Agent-Based DevelopmentDesign MethodologySmarter ToolkitsImplications: New TechnologiesTakeawaysChapter Eight ChangeIntroduction and OverviewThe Proximal IssueState of the Art Paradigm BuildingCrossing the BorderImplications for Learning AnalyticsExpecting the IncompleteTakeawaysChapter Nine Where to from Here?CompatibilityThe Maturity IndexCulture/ProcessData/Reporting/ToolsInvestmentExpertiseGovernance/InfrastructureSameness and CompetitionChanging the GamePotential DifferentiatorsFinal thoughtsTakeawaysIndex