He Wanted Privacy. His College Gave Him None – The Markup

Date Linked: 30 November 2023

Source: story link, from themarkup.org

This is a really important read. It’s why educational technology researchers should be concerned about more than “does it improve learning?"—and why our understanding of edtech needs to include all of these platforms, not just the obvious stuff.

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Canvas: “You can draw conclusions about student participation with our analytics!” Also Canvas: “Mobile page view data aren’t exact, and our analytics only update every 24 hours, so don’t draw too many conclusions, lol.”

In the Canvas LMS main interface, it describes analytics reports as based on “near real-time data.” In documentation, it specifies that “near real-time” is “may be delayed by 40 hours.”

đź”— linkblog: How to Protect Yourself If Your School Uses Surveillance Tech | WIRED'

đź”— linkblog: When School Superintendents Market Surveillance Cameras'

Lance Eaton on the invasive surveillance of LMSs

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