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Sclater, Niall – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2016
Ethical and legal objections to learning analytics are barriers to development of the field, thus potentially denying students the benefits of predictive analytics and adaptive learning. Jisc, a charitable organization that champions the use of digital technologies in UK education and research, has attempted to address this with the development of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Information Policy, Ethics, Standard Setting
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Deakin, Hannah; Wakefield, Kelly; Gregorius, Stefanie – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2012
This paper explores peer-to-peer teaching and learning at a postgraduate level using the example of two NVivo workshops run by geography postgraduate students. The workshops took place in March and May 2011 and feedback was collected from all attendees in both sessions. This paper aims to provide a practical guide to organizing and facilitating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Teaching, Graduate Students, Workshops
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Krishnamurthy, Ramesh; Kosem, Iztok – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2007
UK universities are accepting increasing numbers of students whose L1 is not English on a wide range of programmes at all levels. These students require additional support and training in English, focussing on their academic disciplines. Corpora have been used in EAP since the 1980s, mainly for research, but a growing number of researchers and…
Descriptors: Internet, Computational Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning
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McIntosh, Naomi E.; And Others – Distance Education, 1980
This assessment of the Open University (OU) after its first eight years considers the nature of the demand for the OU, patterns of study, and factors affecting students' progress and graduation, e.g., their occupation and previous educational qualifications. (EAO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Educational Demand, Employment Patterns
Ravenhall, Mark; Merrifield, Juliet; Gardener, Sue – 2002
This booklet gives smaller adult and community learning (ACL) providers and their partners a practical insight into how to adapt current approaches to quality improvement for their own institutions. The first sections set out how they can do the following: plan the process; collect, collate, and analyze data; make value judgements and act upon…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Education, Data Collection
Rhodes, Dent, Ed.; Hounsell, Dai, Ed. – 1980
Staff development in higher education is discussed in these papers in terms of its definitions, scope, and future activities. Most of the papers were originally prepared for the working party on staff development at the Fourth International Conference on Higher Education, University of Lancaster (August 29-September 1, 1978). The first three…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Administration, College Faculty, Data Collection
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 1998
This publication contains workshop papers which discuss the link between the labor market and vocational training. Part I provides an overview of the workshop--its objectives, issues, and conclusions. Part II consists of seven country papers. "Labour Market Information (LMI) and Vocational Training Decision-Making in Hungary" (Lazar)…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Decision Making