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The Future of Big Data and Learning Analytics
The Future of Big Data
"Big data is valuable because it delivers evidence of how humans live. And we can use that evidence to make better decisions, write policies with better outcomes, and design more useful products and services. This evidence-based future relies on a nascent ecosystem of technologies which will expand alongside the science we use to make it all work in real time. Tools for data collection are a fundamental component, but processing all of the data is even more critical. Big data cannot be made useful without the application of artificial intelligence, but we also need improved bandwidth and compute processing power. On the social side, we have questions of privacy to work out. If all of our actions are collected as points of data, and if the purpose of the data collection is to make accurate predictions, what does that mean for individuals? Solutions, like differential privacy and federated learning, for example, offer some ideas for technological ways in which collective patterns can be established while protecting individuals. A final key component to success with big data is the concept of symmetrical knowledge. The goal is to design a system where the benefits are shared, allowing two-way transparency, so that we better understand ourselves as a collective, while also having a view on how the data is being collected and used, and holding data collectors accountable (Kelly, 2020)."
Predictions of Big Data and Foreseeable Challenges
Education reform will demand change
A movement towards a gradeless curriculum
An understanding that people learn differently at different rates
Computers may replace traditional teaching assessments
Virtual learning will have higher level of personalization, performance measurement, active engagement
Technology will improve data
Analytical tools will improve with growing technological advances
Real-time streaming insights of data will increase
Data volume will continue to grow in volume, velocity and variety
“Fast data” and “actionable data” will replace big data
The emergence of algorithm markets such as Algorithmia, Data Xu, and Kaggle
Learn about the era big data, sources of big data, challenges of big data with Khan Academy
Data Privacy will become more important
Data breaches, data brokerage and data discrimination may happen at a greater frequency
Human-centered control and privacy of personal data awareness such as MyData.org
Solutions like Federated Learning may improve student data security
Privacy and ethical laws will need to reflect the current culture
services and tools for educators are found in the Resources section