Social Media Management

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Hello Katya,

I share your passion for education. I agree that the one-on-one, individualized approach has a great impact on how one learns. If you imagine how social media has basically digitized peoples' lives, intimate aspects of their lives such as their travel patterns, the events they are attending, the articles they are reading, the brands they "like" on Facebook, the people in their circles of influence, and even their relationship status and purchasing behaviors are all recorded data. What is fascinating to me is that innovators are considering how a similar model of data collection could be used in education. Imagine online students whose behaviors are recorded such as how quickly they get through assessments, how much they tend to struggle with certain types of tests, preferences for how they consume information, etc. Then, imagine that computer software learns from this data and adjusts how the student gets information, the types of assessments they get, and the frequency at which they get information. The idea of adaptive learning is interesting - if you haven't already, you may want to check out this video: http://youtu.be/LldxxVRj4FU. The future is pretty fascinating!

Take care.

Robert Starks Jr.

Hello Katya, I share your passion for education. I agree that the one-on-one, individualized approach has a great impact on how one learns. If you imagine how social media has basically digitized peoples' lives, intimate aspects of their lives such as their travel patterns, the events they are attending, the articles they are reading, the brands they "like" on Facebook, the people in their circles of influence, and even their relationship status and purchasing behaviors are all recorded data. What is fascinating to me is that innovators are considering how a similar model of data collection could be used in education. Imagine online students whose behaviors are recorded such as how quickly they get through assessments, how much they tend to struggle with certain types of tests, preferences for how they consume information, etc. Then, imagine that computer software learns from this data and adjusts how the student gets information, the types of assessments they get, and the frequency at which they get information. The idea of adaptive learning is interesting - if you haven't already, you may want to check out this video: http://youtu.be/LldxxVRj4FU. The future is pretty fascinating! Take care. Robert Starks Jr.