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Libraries Look to Big Data to Measure Their Worth—And Better Help Students

Edsurge

Libraries have long counted up the books on their shelves to show their value. That meant Harvard University’s library (with 18.9-million These days, though, libraries are finding new ways to measure their worth. Many college leaders now see encouraging library use as a way to boost student success.

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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback. CDW Segment.

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The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle

Iterating Toward Openness

Learning analytics, on the other hand, can provide great insight into where course materials – including OER – are not effectively supporting student learning. In this open access article we outlined a method for automating the identification of the OER in a course that are most in need of improvement.

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Learning to learn data science, part 1: Beginner’s mind

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

in mathematics and 25 years' experience as a professor, including some background in Python, when I decided to get serious about learning R and data science (and learning analytics in particular) and attended the LASER Institute at NC State this year, I was starting from zero. Although I have a Ph.D.

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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively

edWeb.net

Currently, he is leading the development of CatchOn’s learning analytics platform and helping districts leverage next-generation learning data to personalize the learning experience for their learners. He also works with edWeb.net to write articles on their professional learning edWebinars.

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How to Retain Students in a Post-Pandemic World

Omega Notes

Katherine Streeter said it best in her Chronicle of Higher Education article, How Your College Can Survive the Pandemic , “The problem goes beyond the immediate need to manage through Covid-19; Rome is burning”. The dorms, clubs, libraries, and serene beauty of the university campus was gone in an instant. Gain Actionable Insights.

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Reading Students Through a Tech Lens

edWeb.net

Leadership roles include core infrastructure, enterprise services, co-leading a personalized learning initiative with 1,000+ teachers, and co-leading global learning analytics collaborative. Neufeld left the private industry to work for Fresno State with 25,000+ students, and then Fresno Unified with 72,000 students.