I think this is worth watching and contemplating. Most of what I see related to TEL and Learning Analytics at CSU focuses on the What. What capabilities do TEL and learning analytics provide. I spent the entire day in a workshop with well intentioned CSU advisors focused on change and implementation of data-driven tools. After listening to our outstanding advisors it was clear... they are beginning to grasp the what... but are uninspired because the why is simply missing. So the basic question is... why are we doing this?
NOTE: here is a link to a wikipedia article on Samuel Pierpont Langley (mentined in Simon's TED talk).
The answer to "why are we doing this" should, in my opinion, be we do what's in the best interest of the student. But I'm guessing that's not the prevailing view at a Carnegie I Research Institution...
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