5 ways to make progress with student data

Stories about data breaches across all industries have dominated headlines in recent years, and while these data breaches are alarming, they also have raised awareness about how to handle student data privacy, said Geoff Fletcher Geoff Fletcher, SETDA’s deputy executive director, who moderated the panel discussion.

Those conversations generally focus on the same topics: how to use student data to inform teaching and learning, and how to keep data private and secure.

It’s worth noting, panelists agreed, that data privacy and data security are two different things. Data privacy deals with giving information access only to those who are going to use student data to improve student outcomes. Data security refers to the act of protecting that data from hacks and breaches.

At the end of the session, Fletcher asked each panelist to list one priority or key point to focus on when it comes to collecting, safeguarding, and using student data.

By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, @eSN_Laura

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