A recent library learning analytics project highlights the wide—if not widening—gap between advocates of the technology and those concerned that the value of student privacy isn’t being fully attended to. The project argues that privacy “hinges” on confidentiality. In this brief post, I will succinctly argue why confidentiality is not privacy, but privacy may include confidentiality.
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Three New Reading Lists Published
Today, I published three new lists related to the overlapping subjects of student privacy, learning analytics, and academic librarianship (as well as one on academic writing).
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