This essay originally was presented at the Learning @ Scale workshop. It also is slated for inclusion in the forthcoming book, “Learning Engineering Toolkit,” for which Jim Goodell is the lead author. For a primer on learning engineering, read this…
Category: Education Data
Meet Denise Lawson, QIP’s User Experience and Training Expert
In addition to being a user experience and training expert for QIP, Denise Lawson writes children’s books about sled dogs. Here, she appears at a book signing at a Barnes & Noble. Denise Lawson’s official title at QIP is user…
What To Expect at the 2019 STATS-DC Education Data Conference
One of the most exciting conferences in the realm of education data is the NCES STATS-DC Data Conference. If your interests and work involve education statistics, this is a great opportunity for learning and networking. STATS-DC typically attracts 800 to…
9 Tricky Education Terms You Should Understand
Learning standards. Kindergarten readiness. Achievement gap. Personalized learning. Universal preschool. Can you define the terms buzzing around the education world? Jargon can be overwhelming—even for the experts. And language can be further complicated by disagreements on (or misunderstandings of) what…
Education and Career Pathways: Data Standards
Education and career pathways are maps. Students, educators, employees, and employers can use them to navigate through the various stages of attending school and participating in the workforce. As I explained in my previous blog post on education and career pathways,…
Education and Career Pathways: Maps for Learning and Job Success
Recent statistics show a mismatch between the skills secondary and postsecondary students are acquiring and the rapidly changing needs of industry. In June 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. job openings had increased to 6.6 million, while the number…
What To Expect at the STATS-DC Education Data Conference
One of the most exciting conferences in the realm of education data is the NCES STATS-DC Data Conference. If your interests and work involve education statistics, this is a great opportunity for learning and networking. STATS-DC attracts approximately 800 to…
Big Data in Education: Researchers’ Responsibilities
While big data’s growing influence has impacted our lives across a spectrum of issues, it also has created many questions and concerns, particularly among education researchers. Big data allows researchers to uncover patterns in data that might be otherwise invisible.…