Tag: bigdata

  • Reflections on Learning Analytics

    Reflections on Learning Analytics

    Week 11 builds on the previous week’s theme of big data, providing a spotlight on the use of data specifically for learning. Unsurprisingly, there are many links and reference points from topics throughout the rest of IDEL. The core readings seem to indicate that the field of learning analytics is still very immature, and when…

  • Data Visualisation

    Data Visualisation

    This week in IDEL we communication on the course ventured out of the forums and onto Twitter. As we were investigating the concepts of big data, and its role within education, we were challenged to answer some questions around this on the social media platform using the hashtag #mscidel as the identifier. We then used…

  • Big Data

    Big Data

    As IDEL progressed we seem to have moved away from perhaps some of the more theoretical and human topics, towards a more technical focus. Week 9 was focused on digital badges and blockchaining, and week 10 looks at the concept of ‘big data’ and its implications for education. Like blockchaining, I’m aware of the concept…