How do i remove myself from this listserve? Thank you Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2012, at 10:04 AM, "Gallagher, Kelly" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Interestingly (or maybe not) the alumni magazine from my undergraduate alma mater has an article relevant to this topic in the most recent issue. Upon reading it, I thought of the most recent thread regarding potential books for a Life of the Mind round table discussion (which I think need not revolve around an entire book- we might also consider a thought-provoking article or group of articles). Here is a link to the piece, which is an excerpt from a talk given at a symposium sponsored by the University’s Institute for Liberal Arts on the topic “Science in the Liberal Arts University.” > > "Need to know: The dangers posed by big data are real. So is the defense inherent in liberal arts study." > http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/winter_2012/features/need-to-know.html > > Have a great day, > Kelly > > ========================== > Kelly Ryan Gallagher > Assistant Professor > Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry > SUNY- College at Oneonta > Oneonta, NY 13820 > [log in to unmask] > (607) 436-3180 > > > > > > > > On 3/21/12 8:49 AM, "Greenberg, Jim" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > TBers, > > Learning Analytics (LA) is becoming popular in Higher Ed. The Sunday NYT recently had an article in it entitled "Big Data" (You can find it with a Google Search) and the Chronicle of HE also had an article about LA in it. Faculty researchers at both the University of Mich. and Purdue have both recently published on their efforts to mine these data spaces and find students potentially at risk. Computer systems that all our students use (mobile devices, laptops, computer labs, etc.) all connect to various networks and services that the College owns and operates. How much of this use is useful to look at if you want to help students? What are the privacy issues? What would your intervention look like if you did identify students at risk? I am preparing a presentation to the College Senate on this issue and would like to know what faculty think. > > We all know Google, Amazon, Facebook, and others are tracking our usage of their systems in ways that are increasingly sophisticated. Colleges and universities around the world are beginning to explore the benefits of doing the same. This is a very important conversation that I think we all need to be part of. Computer systems can do it, and universities are starting to do it. > > This year's keynote speaker at SUNY CIT is George Siemens, a well know voice in this space. It speaks volumes to me that he was picked as the keynote at SUNY's premiere technology and teaching conference. http://net.educause.edu/content.asp?SECTION_ID=577&bhcp=1 > > I have heard rumor that FACT (Faculty Access to Computer Technology) will soon be putting together a LA Task Force for SUNY. > > > For an Intro on LA see: > > http://www.educause.edu/Resources/LearningAnalyticsTheComingThir/227287 > > Thoughts? > > Jim Greenberg > > ______________________________________ > From: Teaching Breakfast List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pence, Harry > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:52 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Is there an LMS in your future? > > Lasell College’s short-term goals include requiring 100 percent of faculty to use the college’s Moodle-based learning management system (LMS) before the end of this year. > > To quote the artice, "Lasell’s online ambitions aside, the LMS is being seen as increasingly crucial to the modern college -- not necessarily because it enables students to learn more, but because it enables colleges to learn more about students<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/02/01/using-big-data-predict-online-student-success>." > > > > How do the members of the Teaching Breakfast feel about this approach to a college master plan? > > Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/03/21/traditional-colleges-aim-boost-lms-usage#ixzz1pkdMp8p9 > Inside Higher Ed > > > Harry E. Pence > SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus > SUNY Oneonta > ________________________________