Big and open linked data analytics: a study on changing roles and skills in the higher educational process

Abstract

The concept of openness and information sharing (linking) together with increasing amounts of data available significantly affect the current educational system. Institutions as well as other stakeholders are facing challenges how to successfully deal with them and potentially profit from them. In this regard, this paper explores opportunities of big and open linked data analytics in the educational process intended to develop the new set of skills. A comprehensive literature review resulted in a framework of relevant skills, namely soft, hard, and data analytics skills. Their importance was evaluated using a Delphi method. In order to determine the relationships between involved stakeholders, their roles and requirements, a stakeholder theory is utilized. It resulted in the identification of current and emerging roles of stakeholders in the data analytics ecosystem. A structural classification of stakeholders' influences and impacts then represents a necessary background for establishing strategies for the development of the right skills needed to gain the value from these data. This paper provides a comprehensive view on big and open linked data analytics in the educational context, defines and interlinks data-related with current roles as well as the skills required to perform data analytics.

Review of Linked Data and Open Educational Resources in Academia: Potential Benefits and Challenges

“…Openness and linking information and sharing have a significant impact on educational institutes for instance in policymaking, designing educational programs, encouraging innovation, and promoting the concept of life learning and decision-making. (D'Antoni ,2009;Bates, 2011;Bowen, Chingos, Lack, & Nygren, 2014;Feldstein et al, 2012;Hilton &Laman, 2012;OECD 2007;Yuan, MacNeil& Kraan 2008;McGill, et al 2010;McGill et al 2013a;Lnenicka et al, 2020).…”

“…The researchers and educators will be able to become more imaginative in their teaching and learning as a result of their use of free educational resources. Lnenicka et al (2020) pointed out that the notion of openness and information sharing (linking) has a significant impact on the educational system due to the vast amount of data available. In academia, there is a debate about how to effectively deal with linked data.…”

Aspects of Non-Participation of Adults in Vocational Education and Training Programs

“…For educators in the field of ICT, an improvement of the education process also involves increasing the degree of acquisition of specific and practical knowledge, leading to the acquisition of various technical skills (Holenko Dlab et al, 2021). Such specific conditions of the learning process may include actions to promote cooperation, communication and exchange of information (Lnenicka et al, 2020). The performance of the various tasks by the employees presupposes that they have the necessary skills and competences (Bodislav et al, 2021).…”

Diseño curricular basado en la opinión de expertos: propuesta metodológica para los estudios de grado

“…En un estudio reciente, Victoria et al (2020) utilizan esta técnica para el empleo del aprendizaje colaborativo en la enseñanza superior y Torres-Gordillo y Vidal-Blasco (2020) muestran los resultados de su investigación en cinco universidades españolas, centrada en la percepción del personal docente universitario sobre la implementación de la metodología ECO (explorar, crear y ofrecer) para conocer el impacto que esta tiene tanto en la enseñanza como en el aprendizaje. Por su parte, Lnenicka et al (2020) emplean el método Delphi para analizar el uso del big data con la finalidad de detectar las habilidades necesarias en el proceso de la enseñanza superior.…”