Big Data

This Open Educational Resource (OER) is an aid for understanding big data. Big data is a BIG topic, so we have carefully selected content that we hope you will find useful in your practice. The "Home" page houses all of the topics that we hope you will dive into. You can also use the top navigation bar to engage in all of the content.

Before you begin your exploration into big data, please share what big data is to you below.

What is ...

Big Data is a term that is very common but also very vaguely understood. What is big? How can data be big? What are some practical applications of big data? These are some of the questions we hope to answer.

How do you collect educational big data?

How can you use big data to plan a class?

How can a student benefit directly from big data?

Security & Privacy

Legal Protections

In many jurisdictions around the world there are legal protections for the collection, use, and sharing of data relating to an individual.

Future Outlooks

How is big data going to influence education in the future? There is exciting research happening that has the potential to impact education at all levels.

Big Data

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Security & Privacy

Future Outlooks