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Brandon, Esther – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2021
This article describes a 6-week module course called Just Google It! that the author developed and teaches each fall semester. Students who take the course explore personal data collection by private companies, search algorithms, identify implicit bias in the results, and learn the best recommended privacy and security practices. At the end of the…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Course Descriptions, Data Collection, Corporations
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Wright, Mary C.; McKay, Timothy; Hershock, Chad; Miller, Kate; Tritz, Jared – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014
Learning Analytics (LA) has been identified as one of the top technology trends in higher education today (Johnson et al., 2013). LA is based on the idea that datasets generated through normal administrative, teaching, or learning activities--such as registrar data or interactions with learning management systems--can be analyzed to enhance…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Introductory Courses, Physics, Technology Uses in Education
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Callahan, Ron; Jarrat, Dave – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014
Hundreds of thousands of current and former service members enter college each year, and their ranks are expected to swell as several major US military engagements overseas wind down. This article presents the following questions: (1) What is the overall success rate for student service members and veterans attending US colleges and universities;…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Veterans, Military Personnel