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Data Ethics Self-Assessment

October 26, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

With the growing use of data for research and applications in virtually all sectors of society, there is increasing concern about the ethical dimensions of decisions made by researchers and collaborators as they gather, process, […]

Facial Recognition – Balancing Pros and Cons

October 25, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

As facial recognition technology improves and becomes more pervasive, it has raised a number of concerns about uses that will impinge on privacy and liberty. These concerns are certainly justified particularly in certain political contexts. […]

Approaches to Community in Online Learning

October 25, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

One of the challenges for online learning programs is developing a sense of community and connection among the students and the faculty. Social connections can arise spontaneously when education takes place in a physical space […]

Self-Directed Learning: Control and Resources

October 24, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

In an essay available in the the Informal Education Archives (INFED), Stephen Brookfield examines two important characteristics of self-directed learning: authentic control for the learner and access to social conditions that make learning resources truly […]

Investment, Creativity, and Brand

October 23, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

The University of Michigan has announced that it will invest $50 million to create a Center for Academic Innovation, which will include curricular innovation through new online and hybrid offerings, educational data, and software tools […]