Big data in education : the digital future of learning, policy and practice /

Big data has the power to transform education and educational research. Governments, researchers, and commercial companies are only beginning to understand the potential that big data offers in informing policy ideas, contributing to the development of new educational tools and innovative ways of co...

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Main Author: Williamson, Ben (Educator) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2017.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Learning machines, digital data and the future of education
  • Conceptualizing digital data : data mining, analytics and imaginaries
  • Software, code and algorithms : programming, automating and governing everyday life
  • Digital education governance : political analytics, performativity and accountability
  • The social life of education data science : learning analytics, educational data mining and metrological platforms
  • The CompPsy complex : non-cognitive learning, psychological enhancement and behaviour change
  • Rewiring brains : artificial intelligence, cognitive systems and neuroeducation
  • Making and coding cultures : digital citizens, DIY makers and apprentice data analysts
  • Conclusion: Programmable public pedagogies of software and big data.