Smarter Data Systems in Education
The recent newsletter of Harvard Family Research Project advocates the ideas for building up “smarter” (e.g., “adaptive”) data systems for students across the country proposed by the Education Sector, a nonprofit think tank focused on education reform. It recently published Five Design Principles for Smarter Data Systems, an editorial calling for improved data systems to … Read more
Pew Internet Findings on Today’s Participatory News Consumers
The latest Pew Internet Report Understanding the Participatory News Consumer released interesting findings about the “participatory culture” of internet news consumers today. The study is based on survey data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research International between December 28, 2009 and January 19, 2010, among a sample of 2,259 adults, 18 and older. … Read more
