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Personal Learning Environments: looking back and looking forward
Its a long time since I wrote anything about Personal Learning Environments (PLEs). But after wading away in the last few years I think PLEs are due a comeback. Indeed, ... -
Readings on AI and Education
In an early activity in our new project on Artificial Intelligence in Vocational Education and Training, we are undertaking a literature review. Although there seems to be little about AI ... -
Is this the right way to use machine learning in education?
An article 'Predicting Employment through Machine Learning' by Linsey S. Hugo on the National Association of Colleges and Employers web site,confirms some of my worries about the use of machine ... -
Travel to university time a factor in student performance
My summer morning's work is settling into a routine. First I spend about half an hour learning Spanish on DuoLingo. Then I read the morning newsletters - OLDaily, WONKHE, The ... -
Learning Analytics and AI for Future-Focused Learning
I’ve tended to be skeptical about Learning Analytics, seeing it of limited relevance to pedagogy and more concerned with managing learners (reducing dropouts) than having anything to say about learning. ... -
Learning Analytics Cymru
Jisc report that "Learning Analytics Cymru is generating interest across the world." The service, which has every higher education institution in Wales signed up and is supported by the Welsh ... -
Foresight and the use of ICT for Learning
Time to return to the Wales Wide Web after something of a hiatus in November and December. And I am looking forward to writing regular posts here again. New year ... -
Data and the future of universities
I've been doing quite a lot of thinking about how we use data in education. In the last few years two things have combined - the computing ability to collect ... -
Proxies, learning, deschooling society and annotation
Sipping a glass of wine on the terrace last night, I thought about writing an article about proxies. I've become a bit obsessed about proxies, ever since looking at the ... -
Designing Learner Dashboards
The UK Jisc are really good at producing on line reports of workshops and meetings (something which I am not!). This is one of the presentations from the Student ...
