2026-06-03 –, January Breakout Room
Xerte Online Toolkits, developed by the University of Nottingham, provides a fully open-source environment for creating interactive learning while collecting meaningful Learning Analytics. This presentation shows how the dashboard, Adaptive Content Page, and Learning Analytics Suite enable educators to monitor engagement, support adaptive pathways, and use transparent, ethical data to improve teaching. It highlights how open-source analytics provide institutional control, flexibility, and evidence-based improvement without proprietary platforms.
This presentation provides a practical exploration of how Learning Analytics can be implemented using a fully open-source approach based on Xerte Online Toolkits. It demonstrates how educators can create interactive learning content while simultaneously collecting and interpreting meaningful analytics to improve teaching and learning.
Key Objectives
- Demonstrate how open-source tools support transparent and ethical Learning Analytics
- Explore the analytics capabilities available within Xerte Online Toolkits
- Show how the standard dashboard supports monitoring of learner engagement and progression
- Explain how Adaptive Content Pages enable personalized and adaptive learning pathways
- Present the Learning Analytics Suite as a tool for deeper analysis, course evaluation, and continuous improvement
- Highlight the pedagogical and institutional benefits of using open-source analytics solutions
This presentation addresses key themes in digital education, including:
- Learning Analytics and student success
- Open-source educational technologies
- Adaptive and personalized learning
- Evidence-based teaching and instructional design
- Ethical and transparent use of learner data
Format: Presentation with live demonstration and practical examples
Audience level: Beginner to intermediate
Expected Outcomes for Participants
- Gain insight into how Learning Analytics can be implemented using open-source tools
- Understand how to interpret and use analytics data to improve learning design
- Discover how adaptive learning can be implemented without proprietary systems
- Learn how open-source platforms support transparency, flexibility, and institutional control
- Be inspired to adopt or expand open-source approaches to Learning Analytics
Tom Reijnders is a Dutch technology expert and CTO at DLearning, specializing in learning analytics and online education solutions. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Eindhoven University of Technology. Tom is also a core developer of the Xerte Online Toolkits, contributing to its open-source e-learning platform used worldwide for creating interactive, accessible content. He is active in the learning technology community, supporting open-source education and digital learning innovation.