Mistakengoal.com

DECEMBER 29, 2013

The fall semester was very, very busy but one reason why I haven’t written anything is that there are so many eloquent, informed people who have written things that I want to say much better than I could have done so. I particularly like this recent post discussing “big data” and its potential shortcomings.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. Blogs, wikis and social media, on the other hand, are distributed across networks.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Big data and data analytics : interest in this is widespread and has some hefty power behind it. Unless I see data to disprove it, I imagine we’ll just see more classes and class content items flipped in 2016. Informal learning via digital tools seems to be growing ( cf Jimbo Wales ).

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 29, 2024

For K12learners, digital textbook platforms like KITABOO provide immersive experiences, fostering collaboration and personalized learning. This platform caters to the diverse needs of students, offering interactive multimedia elements, adaptive learning features, and real-time assessments. Table of Contents: I.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. ” Those “countless needs and niches” can be met thanks to all the data generation and data collection that happens on them. Platforms are “an extractive apparatus for data.”

Technology 62

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. They might give away information to the teacher or classmates about their living situation when they are asked to show themselves on their webcam.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 30, 2020

We cannot expect the same time and resources to be allocated for learning alone. Devices and internet connection and data resources may have to be shared with other family members who may also need to study or work. Lessons may be emailed or shared via the cloud or other data-sharing platforms.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 20, 2019

Student information systems, online gradebooks, electronic formative assessment tools, and data warehouses are all examples of technologies that help educators input, manage, analyze, and present student learning data (Wayman, Stringfield, & Yakimowski, 2004).

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The App Hub is dedicated to bringing transparency to developers’ data and accessibility policies, and to help decision-makers find information about apps to meet the unique learning goals and policies of their school districts.”. Then at the bottom are links back to the app information for each application used in the spark.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

As learning in the digital age progresses, online platforms, interactive simulations, and virtual classrooms have become essential tools, promoting and supporting self-directed and personalized learning experiences. Adaptive learning technologies cater to individual needs, optimizing educational paths for diverse learners.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

What technology helps students learn? Various types of technology play a crucial role in enhancing students’ learning experiences. Examples of technologies that improve student learning include adaptive learning platforms like Khan Academy, offering personalized instruction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Priorities such as setting up remote learning structures, developing a distance curriculum, and offering social and emotional support required increased collaboration with home. Parents have become used to increased information and communication from schools. –Patty Hagan, Teaching and Learning Coach, St.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Use ChatGPT as an innovative pathway in education For students and educators alike, allowing for creativity in new types of learning in the classroom should always be encouraged. If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From interactive digital resources to online learning platforms, technology has given educators innovative tools to create dynamic and inclusive learning environments. Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The budget bill President Trump signed Friday fixes a technical problem for private scholarship providers that rely on federal student aid data to help students pay for college.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Apple ’s learn-to-code app Swift Playgrounds adds AR lessons.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. ” More data on military enrollment in for-profits in the “research” section below. million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Funding data about “learn to code” startups can be found at funding.hackeducation.com. “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. Computer Science For All. Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1 million times in edX’s liberal arts course.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

danah boyd has announced that she’ll be stepping down from running her research organization Data & Society. ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Tom Vander Ark lists “ 15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via The Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Via Edsurge : “With a Year of Crisis Text Line Data, California Community Colleges Launch Mental Health Program.” Sticks With Him.”

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” “Frustrated with how colleges have handled their claims of sexual abuse , more students are turning to social media to publicize their cases,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.]. charter school.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

And more online education news in the “Betteridge’s Law of Headlines” section and in the research and data section below. A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.”

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

“ Are Universities Training Socially Minded Programmers? “ Was It Ethical for Dropbox to Share Customer Data with Scientists? ” Among the updates: “Now, institutions with data location requirements can choose where to store primary data for select G Suite apps.” ” asks Pacific Standard.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Modern learners must consume, evaluate, and integrate constantly changing data in highly-dynamic and visible contexts. For better or worse, thinking is now social, and the traction an idea receives in chosen communities will act as a form of assessment—not so much of truth or innovation, but accessibility and even popularity.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook, like many digital technology companies, promises that in exchange for collecting your personal data – your name, your age, your gender, your photos, metadata on your photos, your location, your preferences, your browsing and clicking habits, your friends’ names – it will deliver “personalization.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Several Trump appointees shared unflattering views of minorities, women on social media.” Senate bill compels data collection on foreign-born college students.” Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

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