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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

There will be some innovations to escape the limitations of locked down enterprise learning management systems, increasing use of third party services, more innovative use of mobile tech and increasing experimentation with wearable devices. I expect that learning analytics will be entering Gartner’s technology trough this year.

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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

There will be some innovations to escape the limitations of locked down enterprise learning management systems, increasing use of third party services, more innovative use of mobile tech and increasing experimentation with wearable devices. I expect that learning analytics will be entering Gartner’s technology trough this year.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Course Signals, a software product developed by Purdue University, was designed to boost “student success” by using learning analytics to inform teachers, students, and staff to potential problems, labeling students with a red/yellow/green scheme to indicate their danger in failing a course. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Course Signals.

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