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Learning Analytics: Time Series Visualization

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As part of my work on the NGLC-funded Kaleidoscope Project I’ve been thinking about practical learning analytics. Why “practical”? My goal with practical learning analytics is to provide access to data in ways that an average teacher, with no special training, can leverage in order to help her students succeed. This is, of course, an … Read more

The Primary Challenge for the OER Movement

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Anna asks about the “Key Challenges for the OER Movement.” While the field earlier faced different challenges, here in late 2011 I believe there is one primary challenge the movement faces in the coming decade, and it is almost never discussed. 1. The Complete and Utter Lack of Assessment in the OER Space. Humans are … Read more

Walking the Virtuous Middle Way

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Stephen writes: “You can help people find their way around a city, or you can tell them where to go – and if you don’t appreciate the difference between those, then you won’t appreciate the difference between what we’re doing and what Wiley wants us to think we’re doing.” I think everyone understands the difference … Read more