By Paul Fain. Hard data on which students are failing to use learning management software can help colleges intervene to boost retention rates. Read more...
26 juin 2016
26 juin 2016
Surprise! Data science, technology among key higher ed growth areas
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. New research from Learning House aims to help colleges and universities think about the future of higher education. More...
26 juin 2016
Building a Student-Level Data System
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Comprehensive data collection on students in higher education would substantially benefit everyone involved in higher education. More...
25 juin 2016
Relentless data tracking key to MTSU’s success
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Middle Tennessee State University’s vice provost for student success brings an uncommon perspective to his job, but it is one that is increasingly recognized as having value. More...
20 juin 2016
La modernisation des SIRH publics passe par des données de qualité
Erronées, incomplètes, mal saisies ou saisies dans un mauvais format, fausses car issues d’une règle de gestion mal interprétée… La mauvaise qualité des données pénalise les missions RH dans les ministères. Elle génère du travail supplémentaire de correction et complexifie la maintenance des logiciels RH. Sans compter qu’elle pénalise les tâches à haute valeur ajoutée telle que la gestion des parcours et des carrières des agents. Voir l'article...
3 juin 2016
Student data privacy: Moving from fear to responsible use
By Brenda Leong. Data has always been an inherent part of the educational process – a child’s age, correlated with her grade level, tracked to specific reading or math skills that align with that grade, measured by grades and tests which rank her according to her peers. More...
31 mai 2016
Why is data science so hot right now?
By Eric Haller. The rising cost of college tuition against the backdrop of a challenging job market brings new meaning to the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Once a question of endearment for the young and imaginative, today’s students focus on what will pay the bills; what career will provide the means to pay back loans; what is the next profession to boom. More...
31 mai 2016
Data courses could include virtual reality
By Laura Devaney. Making Big Data come to life for students is part of a new instructional design approach. More...
31 mai 2016
I want my data
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. I want my data
Mike Sharkey, Blackboard Blog, 2016/05/11
Interesting post from Blackboard talking about the different ways institutions can receive data from their LMS (no word on data for individual students). I like the way the different types of data provision are depicted, ranging from raw data to automatically generated predictions (as compared to fixing up your own car vs taking an Uber). More...
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