Writing for publication: engaging your audience

Over the past two decades, learning analytics has become an established field ofresearch and practice, with a significant increase in the number of academic publications andrelated results in freely available web search engines. However, professional writing, toeither an academic or general audience, can become an overwhelming task, particularly in aninterdisciplinary field at the intersection of education, computer science, psychology, andother fields. In this participatory workshop, we invite postgraduate students and early tomid-career researchers to explore the differences among different publication venues in thefield, and participate in practical exercises to strengthen their academic writing skills.Through this workshop, we expect to enhance the effectiveness of scientific communications on learning analytics, thereby expanding impact and increase understanding and use oflearning analytics.