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Applications of Student Data in Higher Education Issues and Ethical Considerations
May 12, 2017Sharon SladeLearn MoreThis report focuses on the applications strand which sought to yield further insight into: the main areas of focus and most promising types of applications for…
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Managing Data Risk in Student Success Systems
May 12, 2017Learn MoreStudent success has come into sharp focus for higher education. New models have emerged in response to outcome-based funding at the state level and a completio…
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Student Privacy Self-Management: Implications For Learning Analytics
May 12, 2017Paul Prinsloo and Sharon SladeLearn MoreThis paper explores issues around consent and the seemingly simple choice to allow students to opt-in or opt-out of having their data tracked. We consider how …
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Understanding Information Security and Privacy in Postsecondary Education Data Systems
May 12, 2017Joanna Lyn GramaLearn MoreThis paper outlines the information security and privacy challenges that exist within the national postsecondary education data infrastructure. It also introdu…
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Data Privacy Issues: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
May 12, 2017John L. Nicholson, Arthur McCombs, Vadim SchickLearn MoreThis paper offers a broad overview of the data privacy protection regime, as it applies to institutions of higher education. Part I provides an overview of the…
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Just in Time Research: Data Breaches in Higher Education
May 12, 2017Learn MoreThis “Just in Time” research is in response to recent discussions on the EDUCAUSE Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) discussion list about d…
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The Higher Education CPO Primer, Part 1
May 12, 2017Learn MoreThe Higher Education Chief Privacy Officers Working Group has created this resource to serve as a welcome kit for CPOs in higher education. The CPO Primer is i…
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College And University Data Breaches: Regulating Higher Education Cybersecurity Under State And Federal Law
May 11, 2017Katie BeaudinLearn MoreThis article discusses the types of breaches commonly faced by higher education institutions and what steps these institutions can take to limit liability and …
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Educational Privacy in the Online Classroom: FERPA, MOOCs, and the Big Data Conundrum
May 11, 2017Elise YoungLearn MoreFERPA is so dated that when confronted with a technology that can collect and use big data, like MOOCs, the statute practically breaks down. This article exami…
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Balancing Student Privacy, Campus Security, and Public Safety: Issues for Campus Leaders
May 11, 2017Lesley McBainLearn MoreThe purpose of this paper is twofold: to provide background information on student privacy and campus security, and to review best practices that college and u…
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The Promise and Peril of Predictive Analytics in Higher Education
May 11, 2017Manuela Ekowo and Iris PalmerLearn MoreIn 'The Promise and Peril of Predictive Analytics in Higher Education: A Landscape Analysis,' authors Manuela Ekowo and Iris Palmer describe how predictive ana…
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Big Data in the Campus Landscape
May 11, 2017ECAR Working GroupLearn MoreThis paper is a publication of the ECAR Campus Cyberinfrastructure (ECAR-CCI) Working Group. It is the third paper in a four-part series focusing on Big Data i…