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How AI Can Address Critical Challenges Facing Higher Education

Edsurge

AI-enhanced learning analytics provide more comprehensive data analysis, enabling professors to understand student behaviors and needs while identifying at-risk students early in their courses. In this role, Dahlgren aims to leverage the company's talent and technology to support higher education institutions effectively.

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EdisonLearning Joins with Digital Learning Collaborative to Improve Online Education

eSchool News

Its current members include school districts, intermediate units, public agencies, non-profit organizations and companies. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have this respected company as the newest partner in our work.”. EdisonLearning’s expertise and perspective will enrich the knowledge of all members and educators across the country.

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To Bring Analytics to College Classrooms, New Effort Starts With ‘Data Laundry’

Edsurge

But they hope to create a process that others can use, and to push edtech companies to more closely follow standards so that there’s less cleaning work needed. Handing Over Datasets The first hurdle has been convincing tech companies to share the data at all. Some institutions are still waiting for those policies to be developed.”

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The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service

Doug Levin

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

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What College Students Wish Faculty and Admins Knew About Teaching

Edsurge

In July, three members from EdSurge Independent, a student-run group that meets weekly to discuss ideas around higher education and technology, joined EdSurge Live to share what they wish faculty knew about students today, and propose ways to fuse instructional gaps. There was also a great deal of learning analytics attached to it.

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As Colleges Move Away From the SAT, Will Admissions Algorithms Step In?

Edsurge

Companies selling admissions algorithms say they have a fairer, more scientific way to predict student success. They use games, web tracking and machine learning systems to capture and process more and more student data, then convert qualitative inputs into quantitative outcomes. “The Enter the algorithms. But this play has a purpose.

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Researchers Raise Concerns About Algorithmic Bias in Online Course Tools

Edsurge

While that particular red flag feature is no longer used by Canvas, Mariachi says she worries that colleges and companies are experimenting with learning analytics in ways that are not transparent and could be prone to algorithmic bias. he asked. “Or Or should we experiment and move forward?” Should we have guardrails?

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