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16 juin 2014

No, I don’t believe that Harvard or MIT are hiding edX data

By Phil Hill. Since my Sunday post What Harvard and MIT could learn from the University of Phoenix about analytics, there have been a few comments with a common theme about Harvard and MIT perhaps withholding any learner-centered analytics data. Read more...

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16 juin 2014

eCampus News Advisory Board and Gophers

By Phil Hill. I have recently accepted an eCampus News offer to be part of their new advisory board. The idea is to have myself and the 10 other members help their editors get a better handle on the industry while also providing useful information to readers through opinion, advice or commentary. Read more...

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16 juin 2014

Learner-Centered Analytics: Example from UW La Crosse MOOC research

By Phil Hill. Last week I wrote a post What Harvard and MIT could learn from the University of Phoenix about analytics. As a recap, my argument was:

Beyond data aggregated over the entire course, the Harvard and MIT edX data provides no insight into learner patterns of behavior over time. Did the discussion forum posts increase or decrease over time, did video access change over time, etc? We don’t know. There is some insight we could obtain by looking at the last transaction event and number of chapters accessed, but the insight would be limited. But learner patterns of behavior can provide real insights, and it is here where the University of Phoenix (UoP) could teach Harvard and MIT some lessons on analytics.

Beyond the University of Phoenix, there other examples of learner-centered analytics exploring usage patterns over time. Read more...

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16 juin 2014

A response to new NCES report on distance education

By Phil Hill and Russ Poulin. Last week the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a new report analyzing the new IPEDS data on distance education. The report, titled Enrollment in Distance Education Courses, by State: Fall 2012, is a welcome addition to those interested in analyzing and understanding the state of distance education (mostly as an online format) in US higher education. Read more...

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16 juin 2014

It’s Official: Unizin Is Real

By Michael Feldstein. No, not that Unizin. This Unizin. The secret university consortium is no longer secret. Phil and I wrote a few posts about the consortium before the group went public:

So far, four of the ten universities we reported were considering joining have officially and publicly joined: Indiana University, University of Michigan, Colorado State University, and University of Florida. Read more...

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16 juin 2014

Unizin membership fee is separate from Canvas license fee

By Phil Hill. With Unizin going public yesterday, I’ve been looking over our three posts at e-Literate to see if there are any corrections or clarifications needed.

Based on yesterday’s press release, official web site release and media event, I have not found any corrections needed, but I do think there is a clarification needed on whether Unizin membership includes Canvas usage or not (it does not). Read more...

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16 juin 2014

Why Google Classroom won’t affect institutional LMS market … yet

By Phil Hill. Yesterday I shared a post about the new Google Classroom details that are coming out via YouTube videos, and as part of that post I made the following statement [emphasis added]:

I am not one to look at Google’s moves as the end of the LMS or a complete shift in the market (at least in the short term), but I do think Classroom is significant and worth watching. I suspect this will have a bigger impact on individual faculty adoption in higher ed or as a secondary LMS than it will on official institutional adoption, at least for the next 2 – 3 years.

The early analysis is based on this video that shows some of the key features. Read more...

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16 juin 2014

What's a National Data Service?

By Cathy Davidson. I was honored to be invited to participate in a National Data Service kick-off in Boulder, CO, this week: http://www.nationaldataservice.org/
National Data Service (NDS) is a consortium of many institutions dedicated to "an emerging vision of how scientists and researchers across all disciplines can find, reuse, and publish data. It is an international federation of data providers, data aggregators, community-specific federations, publishers, and cyberinfrastructure providers. It builds on the data archiving and sharing efforts under way within specific communities and links them together with a common set of tools." It was convened by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), presided over by Director Ed Seidel. More...

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16 juin 2014

Graduate Certificates Growing in Value for Working Adults

By Wayne Smutz - EvoLLLution. The following interview is with Wayne Smutz, dean of continuing education and UCLA Extension. Smutz has been involved with creating innovative approaches to graduate education throughout his career, first at Penn State University and now at UCLA. In this interview, Smutz discusses the issue of credentialing at the graduate level and shares his thoughts on the growing influence, and value, of graduate certificates both for employers and working adults. More...

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16 juin 2014

Does Our Credentialing System Work Anymore?

By David Schejbal - EvoLLLution. There is a lot of churn in higher education these days. Some of it is being generated by the Department of Education with encouragement and backing from the White House. For example, on May 15, 2014 the Department announced that $75 million has been made available for the ‘First in the World’ grant competition. “The grants will fund the development and testing of innovative approaches and strategies at colleges and universities that improve college attainment and make higher education more affordable for students and families.” More...

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