Universities often fail at implementing learning analytics because they treat it as a static IT or enterprise system rather than a dynamic decision-support process. Using situational awareness theory, the author shows that effective analytics must align with teachers’ real contexts, supporting perception, interpretation, and action—rather than relying on one-size-fits-all indicators.
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