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JANUARY 1, 2017

Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. Next page: edtech trends 6-10: Better content, small data and neuroscience). It is one to watch for in 2017.

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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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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This series is meant to serve in-depth exploration of the events of the past year and an analysis of how these events shape the way in which we imagine and prepare for the future of teaching and learning. Data Insecurity. The Compulsion for Data. Data and Privacy. Data vs Privacy. The Digital Library.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It’s from these weekly and monthly reports that I start to build my analysis. The Compulsion for Data. Data and Privacy. Data vs Privacy. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Data (Which Still Means Mostly “Standardized Testing”). Beyond the MOOC.

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MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” ” “ No, YouTube is not a library – and why it matters” by Sarah T. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Minnesota Confronts a National Quandary.”

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DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. ” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe.

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JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “ 14 projects win 2016 Knight News Challenge on Libraries.” Educator’s Assessment Data Management System ( EADMS ) is merging with IO Education.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has released data showing there were 539 institutions placed on heightened cash monitoring as of Dec. More about the politics of education data – particularly regarding undocumented students – in the data and surveillance section below. More via Bloomberg.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Providers Will Need Permission to Collect Private Data.” ” So says the FCC. Ferrare and Katherine Reynolds.

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MAY 13, 2016

Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. The ALA has released library privacy guidelines for students in K–12 schools. ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.]. .” ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.]. ” (To which I extend congratulations. .”

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