As the use of e-textbooks and other digital learning materials grows, it’s more important than ever to address SIS and LMS integration issues, especially during the purchase and implementation process. More...
24 avril 2018
19 avril 2018
A ‘Workaround’ to U.S. Ban on Student-Level Data
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The University of Texas System releases a new breakdown of student earnings, an alternative -- produced with U.S. Census Bureau -- to a prohibited federal database. More...
19 avril 2018
Holding Their Data Close
By Simon Baker for Times Higher Education. Researchers in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia are less likely to share research data following a project than are their counterparts in most continental European countries, a new study has found. More...
19 avril 2018
Data analytics can improve the college experience
Techno-News Blog. Data analytics is opening more doors regarding the college experience than ever before. While many experts are touting its benefits for the student population, the truth is that these numbers can improve the experience all around. The statistics are beneficial for everyone ranging from educators to administrators. More...
18 avril 2018
Protection des données J -43 avant l’entrée en vigueur du nouveau Règlement européen
Le Règlement général sur la protection des données (RGPD) entrera en application le 25 mai prochain. Cette nouvelle « loi » vise à protéger les données à caractère personnel et touchent toutes les organisations (entreprises et associations) qui collectent, manipulent et stockent ces données dès lors qu’elles concernent des résidents européens. Plus...
17 avril 2018
Data-based decision making on students’ mathematical achievement: no effect
Data-based decision making on students’ mathematical achievement: no effect
Jonathan Kantrowitz, Education Research Report, 2018/04/03
Wouldn't it be something if the data showed that there was no effect to be had from using data-driven decision-making (DBDM) in education? The paper from last June this short post is based on is locked behind a subscription paywall, so there's no way of verifying the report or finding any other nuance in the study (yet another case of why it's so frustrating that people actually publish this way - it's like they don't want to be read). More...
16 avril 2018
Datadock : présentation des nouvelles règles au 1er juillet 2018
À partir du 1er juillet 2018, en application d’une décision du Conseil d’Administration Paritaire d’Unifaf, les formations financées via les FMB** devront également être dispensées par des organismes de formation inscrits au catalogue de référence d’Unifaf. Plus...
16 avril 2018
Uniformation applique le règlement général sur la protection des données
A quelques semaines de l’entrée en application du règlement général sur la protection des données (RGPD), Uniformation concentre ses actions afin d’être en conformité avec les nouvelles règles applicables à partir du 25 mai 2018. Plus...
12 avril 2018
MS Announces Windows Media 9 DRM Tool, Music Alliances
MS Announces Windows Media 9 DRM Tool, Music Alliances
The release of Microsoft's Windows Media Data Session for Windows Media 9 hasn't attracted widespread media coverage (to judge from Google News), but it should. The purpose of this software is to allow "media companies to protect content delivered to consumers by putting music on to a copy-controlled CD in multiple layers." In addition to the software, a list of key supporters - including CD manufacturer MPO, Universal Music Group and EMI - suggests that the music industry supports the new format. More...
9 avril 2018
Big data, big responsibilities
Growing up, I had a front-row seat to the rise of the computer age. One of my first memories in the early 1960s was going to my dad’s place of work—he was an engineer for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles. More...
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