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Researchers Raise Concerns About Algorithmic Bias in Online Course Tools

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While that particular red flag feature is no longer used by Canvas, Mariachi says she worries that colleges and companies are experimenting with learning analytics in ways that are not transparent and could be prone to algorithmic bias. Just three weeks ago the company hired a privacy attorney, Daisy Bennett, to assist in that work.

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As Colleges Move Away From the SAT, Will Admissions Algorithms Step In?

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In addition to assessing students’ grades and essays, admissions officers have long looked to the SAT and ACT to help them decide who will make it in their campus settings, and beyond. What the machine can do that human beings can’t do is look at thousands of inputs,” says Matt Guenin, CCO at ElectrifAi, a machine learning analytics company.

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Inside a Student’s Hunt for His Own Learning Data

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So in my mind, balancing the privacy risks, the risk to unfair assessment against this potential outcome that does seem positive, I just didn’t think it was worth it. I should say that all this is to do with their old learning management system at UBC, which was Blackboard Connect. So, no we haven’t done it.”

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Against the 3A’s of EdTech: AI, Analytics, and Adaptive Technologies in Education

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So give them teaching assistants or do more peer assessment. For example, learning analytics may look at how many times someone has watched a video and for how long. The choices of which data to collect are usually made by the techies and policy makers, but not teachers or students. Some Critical Questions.

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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

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He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. Pearson was recently faulted by New Jersey state officials for a disruption of that state’s assessments.].

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What College Students Wish Faculty and Admins Knew About Teaching

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Simmons: I went you an expeditionary learning high school, which it's essentially a really fancy title for experimental and project-based learning, and I absolutely loved it. The whole goal there is that every assessment that you're doing is project-based, so that you have a project at the end of every assignment and every class.

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Top Conferences for Educators in 2024

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TechEdu 2024 When: November 13-15, 3 days Where: Abu Dhabi, UAE TechEdu is a forum created to promote innovations in teaching and learning. Online Educa Berlin (OEB) When: November 27-29, 3 days Where: Berlin, Germany OEB is a cross-sector conference and exhibition dedicated to digital learning.