- FERPA|Sherpa Blog
Nudging for Good: Growth, Data Privacy, and Student Success
November 13, 2019
Sometimes a nudge is all you need.It might be the difference between choosing pizza or a salad—between watching what’s next or going to bed at a reasonable hou…
- Case Studies
AISP Network Site Case Studies
July 17, 2019
In 2013, the AISP team conducted in-depth interviews with staff at eight Network sites. The resulting case studies carefully examine the diverse IDS models tha…
- FERPA|Sherpa Blog
To Advance Learning, Addressing Privacy Fears Is Essential
January 22, 2019
Too often, debates about students’ privacy are conducted within an isolated context of digital privacy law, instead of where they really belong––within discuss…
- Model
Ethical use of Student Data for Learning Analytics Policy
May 21, 2017
This policy aims to set out how the University will use student data in an ethical way in order to shape the student support provided. The policy is based aro…
- Model
Model: Using information to support student learning
May 21, 2017
This document tells the reader about important developments in the use of information The Open University holds about its students.
- Article
Protecting Student Privacy in Research Projects
May 12, 2017
While a great deal of attention has been paid recently to protecting the privacy of students’ personal information and education records, this resource argues …
- Report
Applications of Student Data in Higher Education Issues and Ethical Considerations
May 12, 2017
This report focuses on the applications strand which sought to yield further insight into: the main areas of focus and most promising types of applications for…
- Report
Managing Data Risk in Student Success Systems
May 12, 2017
Student success has come into sharp focus for higher education. New models have emerged in response to outcome-based funding at the state level and a completio…
- Report
Student Privacy Self-Management: Implications For Learning Analytics
May 12, 2017
This paper explores issues around consent and the seemingly simple choice to allow students to opt-in or opt-out of having their data tracked. We consider how …
- Report
The Promise and Peril of Predictive Analytics in Higher Education
May 11, 2017
In 'The Promise and Peril of Predictive Analytics in Higher Education: A Landscape Analysis,' authors Manuela Ekowo and Iris Palmer describe how predictive ana…
- Report
Predictive Analytics in Higher Education: Five Guiding Practices for Ethical Use
May 11, 2017
This report discusses the use of data in higher education, which are primarily used in the following ways:• Early-Alert Systems. In an early-alert system, flag…
- Report
Privacy In the Age of Analytics
May 11, 2017
The move to digital information systems has allowed student data to become more visible and centralized. Technological mediation has also brought a range of th…