Digital and Media Literacy

At Educause, a Push to Monitor Student Data is Met with Concerns About Privacy and Equity

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CHICAGO — Colleges are increasingly using Big Data to monitor students, control their access to information and set them on learning paths they may not have chosen, argues Chris Gilliard, a professor at Macomb Community College, who says the practices add up to “digital redlining.” “I don’t think education is a predictive task,” said Gilliard, […]

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Can Putting Devices Away Build Character?

Every Saturday for the past ten years, author and director Tiffany Shlain turns off her phone and powers down her devices for what she calls “Tech Shabbats,” a reference to the Jewish sabbath. “I love all the good the web can do to ignite a global conversation,” says Shlain, who is perhaps best known for