Unless you are building theory, you are most likely adopting someone else’s fine handy work. But encountering that piece of theory that really gets you motivated and helps to frame your questions can be a struggle.
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Feb
Learning Analytics in Four to Five Years
According to the always engaging and usually accurate annual Horizon Report put out by the New Media Consortium, learning analytics should be expected in four to five years: Learning analytics promises to harness the power of advances in data mining, interpretation, and modeling to improve understandings of teaching and learning, and to tailor education to individual [...]
16
Feb
LIS Students: Seek a Challenge
Fellow co-author and friend Michael Stephens recently wrote a poignant piece in his “Office Hours” column in Library Journal wherein he challenges LIS students to take control of their learning and be their own advocate for their education. He asks: Students—are you doing the bare minimum in your LIS program? Are you turning in “good [...]