Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

It’s 8:40 a.m. on Monday, and a group of third-grade teachers are looking at a spreadsheet displaying student names and reading levels for each quarter of the year. Data fills the page. After the meeting, we feel confident about our analysis and next steps.

But something was missing in the discussion: We didn’t spend any time considering students’ identities and backgrounds, nor how we can improve equitable outcomes.

Surveys, focus groups, and interviews are some of the most popular ways to gather eLearning course feedback. However, your eLearning analytics offer a wealth of eLearning Big Data. In this article, I’ll share 8 types of eLearning analytics your can obtain both from Google and your Learning Management System.

The word ‘precision’ has become a synonym for the application of data to the analysis and treatment of a wide range of phenomena. ‘Precision medicine’ describes the use of detailed patient information to individualize treatment and prevention based on genes, environment and lifestyle, while ‘precision agriculture’ has become an entire field of R&D focused on ‘engineering technology, sensor systems, computational techniques, positioning systems and control systems for site-specific application’ in the farming sector.