23965 shaares
226 results
tagged
learninganalytics
This article first appeared in the publication Identity, Education and Power in February 2016
From K-12 through higher-ed, more tools and platforms are now churning out more highly detailed data than ever. Because of this new data, research is a more valuable and desirable tool than ever.
The exam "is a proxy for asking ‘Are you rich?’ ‘Are you white?’ ‘Are you male?’”
In a letter to Sen. Al Franken, Google says it doesn't target ads to students, but does track some K-12 student data.
Can education be the practice of freedom if algorithms shape the curriculum?
New report heralds mass data monitoring in higher education – but there are concerns about how much say students and staff will have
As Web culture permeates the higher education experience, from Yik Yak conversations to collaborative digital assignments, questions of data privacy ...
Google is one of more than 200 companies that have signed on to the "Student Privacy Pledge," in which it promises to, among other things, "Not collect, maintain, use or…
Many technological tools used by schools are designed to customize learning, but concern is developing over the collection and use of data on individual students.
Algorithms are producing profiles of you. What do they say? You probably don’t have the right to know
Universities are increasingly using personal data to predict performance. But, asks Helen Warrell, at what cost to privacy?
This paper examines Google's behavior in enterprise contracts in the education sector with the critical question of whether it uses data-mining and profile for its own commercial purposes, in conflict with conflicts and institutional obligations
From ID-card swipes to online discussion forums, administrations are increasingly tracking digital footprints.
Apps and other software can put powerful teaching tools at teachers’ fingertips, but concerns abound over data security, effectiveness and marketing.
A Hack Education Project