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Monday, May 14, 2018
When Learning Analytics Violate Student Privacy - David Raths, Campus Technology
With education technologies increasingly using analytics to measure and assess student learning, there is a lot of data flying around on higher education campuses. How are institutions establishing principles and polices around the responsible use of that data? So far, few have published clear definitions of learning data or guidelines for how students' data can be used or shared. One exception is the University of California system, which has created a team to develop UC learning data privacy principles and recommended best practices for its campuses. The issues being addressed involve both student consent as well as university contractual relationships with third-party vendors.
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/05/02/when-learning-analytics-violate-student-privacy.aspx