By . Everyone seems to be enjoying data on graduate outcomes, so I thought I’d keep the party going by looking at similar data from Ontario colleges. But first, some of you have written to me suggesting I should throw some caveats on what’s been covered so far. So let me get a few things out of the way. More...
By . Let’s look first at employment rates 6 months after graduation by field of study (I include only the six largest – Business/Commerce, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences – because otherwise these graphs would be an utter mess), shown below in Figure 1. As was the case yesterday, the dates along the x-axis are the cohort graduation year. More...
By . So just before I quit blogging in December, the Council of Ontario Universities released its annual survey of graduate outcomes, this time of the class of 2013. The release contained the usual platitudes: “future is bright”, “vast majority getting well-paying jobs”, etc etc. And I suppose if one looks at a single year’s results in isolation, one can make that case. But a look at longer-term trends suggests cause for concern. More...
By Contributor. One of the nation's largest community colleges builds data analytics capacity to support student success. More...
By Laura Ascione Devaney. Twenty percent of U.S. four-year institutions now offer analytics programs, while just 2 percent of two-year institutions offer such programs, according to new research from data company Tableau. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. New data on the breadth of skills movement in education
Helyn Kim, Esther Care, Tyler Ditmore, Brookings Institute, 2017/01/25
I would say that it's not a lot of new data, but it's some, and it shows widening adoption of skills programs around the world, including work in critical thinking and problem solving. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Understanding Metadata
Jenn Riley, National Information Standards Organization (NISO), 2017/01/20
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published an updated guide on understanding metadata (49 page PDF). It's a guide, so it begins at a pretty basic level. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. An advanced analytics platform helps prepare your institution for the volume, variety, and velocity of data coming your way. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said in a letter to Democratic lawmakers that federal authorities should not use personal information provided by young undocumented immigrants known as DREAMers for deportation-related purposes, Politico reported. Read more...
By Joanna Hughes. Big data is everywhere you turn these days. Is it all that surprising that it’s now penetrating the world of international student recruitment at the world’s colleges and universities? According to recent news from Times Higher Education, big data and predictive analytics are poised to play a major role in the years ahead -- not just in terms of higher education delivery, but also in terms of predicting student behaviors and, in the process, offering invaluable data-driven decision-making opportunities for international recruiters. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
