Using wireless-network data to determine where students spend their time on campus could help those students succeed. The idea is a little cool. It's also kind of creepy.
Guest presentation by Paul Prinsloo: SASUF Symposium: Digital Technologies, Big Data, and Cybersecurity, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, 15 May 2018
As Big Data and analytics become increasingly central to the management of both the academic and bureaucratic arms of postsecondary institutions, it’s critical for leaders to deal with issues around algorithmic bias, transparency, data ownership and more.
With access to predictive analytics and more data than ever before, how can universities avoid invading students’ privacy while promoting academic success?