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Study on bias in learning analytics earns Brooks Best Full Research Paper Award at LAK conference

A paper co-authored by University of Michigan School of Information research assistant professor Christopher Brooks received the Best Full Research Paper Award at the International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK) Conference in Tempe, Arizona. The award was announced on the final day of the conference, March 7, 2019. The paper, “Evaluating the Fairness of Predictive ...

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MIDAS awards first round of challenge funding in transportation and learning analytics

Four research projects — two each in transportation and learning analytics — have been awarded funding in the first round of the Michigan Institute for Data Science Challenge Initiatives program. The projects will each receive $1.25 million dollars from MIDAS as part of the Data Science Initiative announced in fall 2015. U-M Dearborn also will ...

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Courses on learning analytics and data science among first U-M offerings on edX online platform