How does big data impact education?
The influence and growth of big data is difficult to ignore but so too is the lack of healthy criticism against it . On the surface, many popular articles make technological determinism appear palatable...
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Limitations of Social Network Analysis in Teaching and Learning
If the goal of Learning Analytics is to enhance students’ learning what’s missing for me is how Social Network Analysis contributes to that goal, how it benefits the human learner and how it can...
Impact of IoT on Teaching and Learning
Looking at the Internet of Things through the lens of learner agency and student vulnerability Prinsloo et al note that an increase in the collection of data moves the balance of power further away...
Literature Review for OER Retrieval and Classification Systems
Abstract Interoperability is the promise of exchange and requires an agreement on the particular methods of exchange. However, without agreement, interoperability proves to be challenging. In the context of OER (Open Educational Resources) interoperability...
Trust, transparency, choice and consequence
Seemingly innocuous I notice a pattern and it starts with a seemingly innocuous event like using a loyalty card or visiting a website and then what follows is a narrative about why these particular...
Open Letter to School District 61 on the use of Google Apps For Education (GAFE)
Thank you for the opportunity to offer feedback relating to the use of GAFE in the classrooms of School District 61. I have two children enrolled in the school system and appreciate the importance...
The Developer’s Role in Academia
ROI I recall a business instructor advising a class of computer science students that outsourcing software development to a country where labour costs could be significantly reduced presented a return on investment that was...
