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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

The Hechinger Report

It’s not a retail company. It’s not a retail company. As for graduation rates that weren’t increasing, and dropout rates that didn’t decline, she said, “you have to ask why.”. She cited the Buddhist idea that two seemingly opposite things can coexist — in this case, academic purity and corporate-style accountability.

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The Digital Library’s Best-Kept Secret

Edsurge

case studies and articles I had purchased over the years). In addition to better collaboration and communication throughout the university, there are a number of edtech companies out there that synthesize the process for you. There is clearly a disconnect here. How come none of my professors told me about this heavenly resource?

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

Taking action is a matter of leadership and culture : Leadership because analytics triggered actions need to be fully supported by the leadership team of your institution, school, company, etc. Case studies show: the validity of predictive models applied to learning analytics, interventions with at-risk students are effective, and.

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Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

The Hechinger Report

Already, several companies sell reports to consumers that incorporate polygenic scores for health or various physical characteristics — despite the fact that the scores are not perfect forecasters of a person’s future. “We’re going to have the capacity, with a vial of spit, to be able to predict all these different things.”.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Students selling notes online a legal gray area, schools say | ArkansasOnline → University of Arkansas faculty members are debating how to best deal with the selling of lecture notes by students, spurred on by the practices of online study resource companies known for aggressive recruiting tactics.

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