Go-Lab Specifications of the Learning Analytics, Scaffolding Services, and Add-on Services -Final

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This deliverable describes the final specification of learning analytics, scaffolding,and add-on services of Go-Lab. It follows the initial specification reportedin D4.2 (M18) and reflects the development and evaluation of the release inD4.4 (M24). It serves as a guideline for final release of the learning analytics,scaffolding, and add-on services in D4.8 (M36).This deliverable consists of two major parts: (i) the learning analytics and scaffoldingservices and (ii) the add-on services including a booking system and atutoring platform (which was called the Bartering Platform in D4.2).The learning analytics and scaffolding services consist of a rich back and severaloptions to develop new learning analytics apps according to the specifiedinfrastructure and architecture. To support the two main stakeholders of learninganalytics in Go-Lab, namely teachers and learners, a teacher dashboardand several apps, e.g. to support learners’ reflection, will be presented in thisdeliverable. Participatory design activities, particularly framed by the Go-LabSummer School 2015, have been used to evaluate initial versions of the learninganalytics apps to gather useful feedback aligned to the stakeholders.The booking system offers Go-Lab remote labs an appropriate booking serviceusing a calendar managed by lab owners. The tutoring platform helps build up avirtual community where teachers could share their expertise in inquiry learningwith online labs and help each other grow their teaching skills.