Data Mining and Education As education shifts from analogue
practices to digital practices, I wonder how data mining may
create value for Education. If data mining and the analysis of
of networks /social networks contributes to the efficiency of
companies (e.g. preventing fraud) and counterterrorism (as
mentioned in The Economist), then certainly data mining also has
a significant place in education. Micheal Chui (from McKinsey
Global Institute) stresses how this explosion of data and
understanding it, will be the key to creating innovation and
adding value. On the one hand, I understand how links,
connections in social networks may contribute to change in
education; on the other hand, I am intrigued in how connecting,
analysing, and linking the huge data available today can be
creatively used in the field of education. It is simple to state
that tech trends are converging and big data only matters to
companies and consumer industries. However I don’t agree with
that attitude, for if big data can create value