Monthly Archives: December 2015

Algorithmic decision-making in higher education: There be dragons there…


Algorithms do not have agency. People write algorithms. Do not blame algorithms. Do not blame the drones. The drones are not important. The human operators are important. The human operators of algorithms are not lion tamers.  Do not blame the … Continue reading

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Seeing Jesus in toast: Irreverent ideas on some of the claims pertaining to learning analytics


“In 2004 Diane Duyser sold a decade-old grilled cheese sandwich that bore a striking resemblance to the Virgin Mary. She got $28,000 for it on eBay” (Matter, 2014), and in 2009 Linda Lowe found an image of Jesus staring at … Continue reading

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