Instructure Partners With OpenAI, Launches Embedded AI Features – Government Technology
According to a news release, the partnership with OpenAI will allow educators to build large language model (LLM) workflows and… read more
He Wanted Privacy. His College Gave Him None – The Markup
“Once we become accustomed to an ecosystem where everything is collected, it both becomes harder to change and we become… read more
Learning analytics tools show engagement in courses, personalize support – Penn State News
Two tools developed by Penn State IT’s Data Empowered Learning team are helping academic advisers and instructors proactively support students… read more
Meet the software company tracking college students’ behavior – The College Fix
Over 1,300 colleges and universities nationwide manage student behavior records about various “things related to a student’s conduct and well-being”… read more
“How Dare They Peep into My Private Life?” Children’s Rights Violations by Governments that Endorsed Online Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic – Human Rights Watch
This report is a global investigation of the education technology (EdTech) endorsed by 49 governments for children’s education during the… read more
Congress Should Scrutinize Higher Ed’s Use of Predictive Analytics, Watchdog Says – The Chronicle of Higher Education
They’re the invisible infrastructure that colleges and universities rely on to target prospective students for recruitment, to build financial-aid offers,… read more
The next normal: Algorithms will take over college, from admissions to advising – Washington Post
It’s very difficult for people who are harmed by software to protest its use or prove that it discriminated against… 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
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
JASIST Special Issue: Information Privacy in the Digital Age (September 2020)
…[T]here is a clear tension between developing and using technology for social goods and how that same technology might give… read more