A student's engagement with their teaching to support their learning is essential to ensure they are able to achieve and succeed. With this in mind, the Sheffield Hallam University supports students using learning analytics data. This data provides a picture of engagement that helps us to understand how to best support the student to meet their goals and achieve their full potential at Sheffield Hallam University.
At Hallam, we use Jisc Learning Analytics to enable us to capture student engagement data in a consistent way. Our Student Support Services use the data to help students in a one-by-one role, whilst our Student Success & Engagement Team monitor student's engagement across the university to ensure that all students are offered help and support where needed.
We want all users of Jisc Learning Analytics to be confident in the use of the software, as well as the interpretation of the data. Please use these guides to support your use of the Jisc system.
What is learning analytics?
As defined by SOLAR (2025): "Learning Analytics is the collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding, supporting, and enhancing learning and the environments in which is takes place." A student’s engagement with their teaching to support their learning is essential to ensure they are able to achieve and succeed. Learning analytics data can be used to identify students who are at risk of failing or course or dropping out of their studies.
At Sheffield Hallam University, we use Jisc learning analytics solution to enable us to capture student engagement data in a consistent way.
What policies are in place to support the use of Jisc learning analytics?
Sheffield Hallam has a Student Engagement Policy which clearly sets out expectations in terms of attendance and engagement.
Students are expected to act with honest and integrity and we have developed an Code of Conduct which provides further details about student’s data and the University’s responsibilities.
Students can also refer to the our guide and video on Study Goal for further information on recording their attendance and viewing their engagement.
