INTRODUCTION TO BIG DATA AND LEARNING
ANALYTICS
Erik Woning, Project Manager Innovation
BEFORE WE BEGIN …
ABOUT KENNISNET
1,6 MLN
1,6 MLN
500 k
1,6 MLN
500 k
950 k
MAIN FOCUS IS
LEARNING ANALYTICS
BIG DATA
BIG DATA LEARNING ANALYTICS
PART 1:
BIG DATA
BIG DATA IS #1
BIG DATA IS #1
ON THE LIST OF TOP TECH BUZZWORDS
SOURCE: GLOBAL LANGUAGE MONITOR
MANY DEFINITIONS
OF ‘BIG DATA’
IS HIGH-VOLUME, HIGH-VELOCITY
AND HIGH-VARIETY INFORMATION
ASSETS THAT DEMAND COST-
EFFECTIVE, INNOVATIVE FORMS OF
INFORMATION PROCESSING FOR
ENHANCED INSIGHT AND DECISION
MAKING.
BIG DATA
CORPORATE INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
NEW APPROACHES
TO INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
ESTABLISHED ORDER
SEE BIG DATA AS A
THREAT AND HYPE
TOP DOWN APPROACH
NEW ORDER
SEE BIG DATA AS THE
NEXT GENERATION
BOTTOM UP APPROACH
WHAT IS THEIR GOAL?
CREATE ANALYTICS
Source: Gartner 2013
Source: Gartner 2013
Source: Gartner 2013
Source: Gartner 2013
Source: Gartner 2013
Source: Gartner 2013
DEVELOPMENTS
QUANTIFIED SELF
HOW DOES IT FIT
IN EDUCATION?
CHALLENGES
BIG BROTHER
IS WATCHING YOU
BIG
IS WATCHING YOU
DATA
END OF PART 1

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