Big Data in Education : The Digital Future of Learning, Policy and Practice / Ben Williamson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, Ben (Educator), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Big data.

Educational technology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 236 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications, 2017.

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

Big data has the power to transform education and educational research. Governments, researchers, and commercial companies are only beginning to understand the potential that big data offers in informing policy ideas, contributing to the development of new educational tools and innovative ways of conducting research.This cutting-edge overview explores the current state-of-play, looking at big data and the related topic of computer code to examine the implications for education and schooling for today and the near future.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

Learning machines, digital data and the future of education

2 Conceptualizing Digital Data 25

Data mining, analytics and imaginaries

3 Software, Code and Algorithms 49

Programming, automating and governing everyday life

4 Digital Education Governance 65

Political analytics, performativity and accountability

5 The Social Life of Education Data Science 97

Learning analytics, educational data mining and metrological platforms

6 The CompPsy Complex 123

Non-cognitive learning, psychological enhancement and behaviour change

7 Rewiring Brains 149

Artificial intelligence, cognitive systems and neuroeducation

8 Making and Coding Cultures 175

Digital citizens, DIY makers and apprentice data analysts

9 Conclusion 195

Programmable public pedagogies of software and big data.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1473948002

9781473948006

1473947995

9781473947993

OCLC:

972232064