Unlocking Student Data Could Lead to "App Economy" for Colleges: Colleges Are Pressured to Open Up Student Data

Autor/in	DeSantis, Nick
Titel	Unlocking Student Data Could Lead to "App Economy" for Colleges: Colleges Are Pressured to Open Up Student Data
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, (2012) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Campuses; Grades (Scholastic); Scores; Access to Information; Computer Oriented Programs; Handheld Devices; Degree Requirements; College Students; Student Experience; Barriers; Privacy; Computer Security; Information Security; Information Management; College Administration; Entrepreneurship; Technology Transfer + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Notenspiegel; Computerprogramm; Collegestudent; Studienerfahrung; Privatsphäre; Computervirus; Computersicherheit; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Unternehmungsgeist; Technologietransfer
Abstract	College campuses are hothouses of data, including course schedules, degree requirements, and grades. But much of the information remains spread out across software systems or locked on university servers. Start-up companies want to pry the information loose from campus servers in order to offer personalized services that could transform the student experience. The idea of opening data to consumers has already spread to such industries as health care and energy. In 2010 the Department of Veterans Affairs introduced a "blue button" for online health records that lets patients download their information with a single click. Consumers looking to reduce their energy bills can use a similar tool: The White House recently promoted a "green button" for utility companies that lets customers download their energy-consumption information. Now a "MyData button" for students is on the horizon. A government campaign is urging colleges and companies that hold student data to make information like grades and test scores more portable and user-friendly. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10