The document discusses open education data and outlines the Pearson Think Tank's work in this area. It defines open education data and notes its increasing use for accountability purposes. However, awareness and strategy around using this data for innovation and efficiency is still low. The Think Tank plans to further explore key questions on open data, barriers to its use, and next steps including an event, research, and hack day to engage stakeholders and develop applications.

1. The Pearson Think Tank
Changing education:
Open Education Data #openedata
9th March 2013
Louis Coiffait, Head of Research
@LouisMMCoiffait
The Pearson Think Tank
thepearsonthinktank.com

2. The Pearson Think Tank
Who are we and what do we do?
 Independent think tank focused on education access and quality
 Ongoing programme of research and thought-leadership e.g.
 The Academies Commission (with the RSA)
 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education
 Careers 2020
 Blue Skies, on the future of higher education
 Rational Numbers: Maths to 18?, on compulsory maths
 Ongoing policy intelligence, analysis and comment e.g. Policy Watch
 All of our content and activities are free
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3. Introduction
What is open education data and why should we care?
 A big, contested and complex concept, often meaning quite different
things to different people
 Use of open education data rapidly increasing
> Ofsted School Data Dashboard for governors and parents
> Open ‘API’ for Key Information Set (KIS) of HE course info
 Emphasis on accountability, rather than innovation / efficiency
 Low awareness amongst stakeholders, no education sector strategy
> Healthcare – Dr Foster
> Ordnance Survey – mapping info
> Crime – police.uk
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4. Police.uk
Reported crimes around this venue in January
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5. Ofsted School Data Dashboard
A random local school in Manchester
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6. Ways of thinking about Open Education Data

7. Current DfE view of data
 Nothing on really
granular data
 Or on teachers,
or developers
or providers…
 All accountability
 Silo approach

8. Orgs
UK education data
NPD / AAT A wobbly stack…
DfE RAISEOnline
Ofsted Edubase
Schools Ofsted
School Census
Colleges
National Pupil Database
Employers Labour Force Survey
TheIA NOMIS
Data Service Individual Learner Record
YPLA The IA Statistical First Release
NEET
HEIs
YPLA Data
SLC Student Loans Company
HESA HESA
UCAS UCAS
POLAR 2
HEFCE
DJHE
ONS
Census
Experian MOSAIC
CACI ACORN
Age

9. What data we have now, what we need in the future
For accountability only For innovation and efficiency too

10. Key questions
What do we need to know?
 What do key groups think about open education data?
 How are they using it currently?
 Do they have the knowledge and skills to use it better?
 Is there a common, accessible language?
 How can we open up more data and improve data quality?
 What does more data mean for teaching and learning?
 Are we equipping learners for a data-rich world?
 Should this data be used to assess educators (as in NYC)?
 Who ‘owns’ the data?
 Does open = free? Are there different types of ‘open’?
 Are technology companies and educators working together?
 Can open education data support access and lower costs?
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11. Barriers and risks
What’s stopping us and what do need to be wary of?
 Privacy and data protection
 Security and trust
 Might we rely too much on this data, missing what really counts?
 Could it encourage instrumental and deterministic approaches?
 How much does it cost to open data
 Are there too many unknown risks?
 Is doing nothing an option?
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12. Next steps
What are we planning to do next
Phase 1 - event in Spring
An open debate about open education data
An infographic competition and exhibition to visualise such data
A marketplace of tangible examples using open education data
Phase 2 - follow-on research
What’s the data ‘customer journey’ of an FSM learner
Where is education data currently held and can it be linked
Who are the key stakeholders
Are there good international examples
What do the experts think
Host a hack-day and build a demonstration app
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13. Thank you!
Any questions?
thepearsonthinktank.com
#openedata
@LouisMMCoiffait
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