From Paywall to Datawall – The Scholarly Kitchen
Well, sure, the article is “free” in the sense there is no monetary transaction. But, not free in the sense that… read more
Colleges a ‘juicy target’ for cyberextortion – InsideHigherEd
Hat-tip Carrie Preston! Universities and colleges are particularly vulnerable to cyberextortion, said Gilman Louie, CEO of LookingGlass, a cybersecurity company…. read more
Rejecting Test Surveillance in Higher Education
The rise of remote proctoring software during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the dangers of surveillance-enabled pedagogy built on the belief… read more
What If Colleges Treated Students as Data Users, Not Just Data Points? (EdSurge)
“Students, like everybody, we want to hear what our potential is,” Carrie Klein says. “We don’t want to hear what… read more
EDUCAUSE Review: Cybersecurity & Privacy section
Articles from the EDUCAUSE Review Cybersecurity & Privacy section: https://er.educause.edu/channels/cybersecurity-privacy
Data Privacy in Higher Education: Yes, Students Care (EDUCAUSE)
Many in higher education believe that students who have grown up using digital technologies (“digital natives”) have little concern for… read more
Rejecting Remote Proctoring (Inside Higher Ed)
Many colleges started using remote third-party proctoring services after the shift to remote teaching forced by the pandemic last spring…. read more
The Surveilled Student – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The pandemic has prompted many colleges to quickly roll out surveillance tools that could help limit the spread of the… read more
Keeping Student Trust – New America
The use of student data to inform decision-making and communication is still evolving in higher education. Often missing from campus… read more
Predictive Futures: The Normalisation of Monitoring and Surveillance in Education
…data monitoring, surveillance and prediction technologies used in schools are often rolled out without the students’ knowledge, let alone participation…. read more