Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology

"Imagine keeping track of each student’s digital footprint, class attendance, and individual needs. Essentially, this is what learning analytics does. Learning analytics is defined as the measurement and dissection of data about learners used to optimize their learning experience. Learning analytics makes learning personal and tailored. With learning analytics, educators can assess where learning gaps occurred. In universities, learning analytics is being used to predict student success or identify students who are “at risk.” While there is much excitement about learning analytics and the ways it can shape the classroom and transform education, it is not without flaws."

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Share. Play nicely together. Get along with others. For most of us, these lessons are imparted at a tender and impressionable age in order to lay the groundwork for our development into successful adults. Why doesn't data work this way?

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"With increasing pressure for social media platforms to be more transparent about their data collection and disbursement methods, colleges and universities are a natural step on the path for individuals being more mindful of how their data is being mined and used. But unlike websites and social media platforms, institutions actually use the data to determine how campus services are marketed, how academic interventions should be deployed, and how security methods can be improved."

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