First published 2014
Students enter classrooms where homework assignments adapt to their learning patterns and textbooks respond to their questions. The educational system transforms as administrators deploy big data to track student progress in real time. Teachers watch as courses automatically adjust to fit individual pupils' needs, moving beyond simple online learning platforms. The technology measures how students learn and uses that information to improve education for everyone, both in digital and traditional classroom settings. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, co-author of the New York Times bestseller "Big Data," guides readers through these emerging trends. The story explores how educators and administrators implement these changes while students experience a completely different way of learning. At its heart, this is about the collision between traditional education and data-driven personalization, where every student interaction becomes information that shapes the learning experience for all.
Genres: education, non-fiction, technology, artificial-intelligence, academic, algorithms
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: future-tech
Period: 21st-Century
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