There has been an explosion of digital sensors of learning. Some are in bespoke learning applications. But many more are in every aspect of our lives. This paper takes a humancentred view of EDM for lifelong, life-wide learning, where EDM enables people to harness that data. This view includes formal education. But it goes beyond that, to the complex, multi-faceted, ill-defined and long-term learning needed to work towards the most important goals in our broader lives. Some of the most important of these goals are lifelong and are critical for aspects as diverse as health and wellness, responsible citizenship or working effectively with other people.

The paper begins by considering the stakeholders for EDM. It then presents three longitudinal case studies from my research on supporting learning of complex skills. Drawing on these, the analysis that follows presents lessons learnt and a wish list and vision for future EDM directions towards human-centred EDM.