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Chris's Blog - Critical Data

Critical Data and Education (2024/2025)[SEM2]

Conclusions

Introduction Data is a powerful and persuasive tool, influencing learning from personalised Duolingo study all the way to national educational policy (Williamson, 2019). The four thematic blog posts mark a path that wades progressively deeper into the understanding and conceptualisation… Continue Reading →

Theme 5: Governing Data – Miro

I have regularly used Miro both for this programme and in my e-learning work at the University. I thought it would be interesting to tackle the data collection and processing flows for a Miro “enterprise customer”. This is laid in… Continue Reading →

Theme 4: Using Data – Learning Outcome Mapping

Overview & aim In the digital education unit (DEU) at the vet school, we try to guide learning design to ensure all learning outcomes are considered when developing content. This is a data system design targeting online teaching/teaching delivery and… Continue Reading →

Theme 3: Seeing Data – Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Dashboard

Context Our online PGT courses are delivered through Blackboard Learn Ultra LMS. From the “Analytics” tab in a course staff can view overall activity reports and per-student information. View Blackboard Ultra course activity report overview Some class stats require an… Continue Reading →

Theme 2: Constructing Data – Coffee

If my initial introductory effort was a product of “incidental” data collection, this is an effort to make it more “purposeful”. I collected similar data, but with a more deliberate, targeted approach. I focused this week on my coffee making,… Continue Reading →

Introduction: Hot Drinks

Hello, I’m Chris and I work as an e-learning assistant at the Digital Education Unit in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. My role is varied and includes media creation, lecture processing (convert (and… Continue Reading →

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