Tag Archives: Big data

Educators Are Worried About the Wrong Thing With “Big Data”

Posted on April 9, 2014 by karen mahon

It seems that we are awash in data in education, especially edtech, lately. I’m a big data junkie, so I find it tremendously exciting. With the advances in technology we have the opportunity to collect real-time performance data at a … Continue reading →

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Beyond Sal Khan: Education Innovators Doing Great Work!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by karen mahon

As I mentioned in my last post, I was recently on a short holiday with my husband in Grenada. Beautiful place, very relaxing. On our connection in Miami I had the urge to get a fluffy magazine, so I wandered … Continue reading →

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With Analytics, Don’t be a Sheep!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by karen mahon

In this brave new world of big data and analytics in education, we have a lot of thinking to do.  Having a ton of data to inform what we do and analytics to help customize our instruction has the potential … Continue reading →

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