The document discusses issues around who owns learners' data that is collected in educational settings. It raises questions about whether the student, institution, government, or software providers have ownership over the data collected from learners. It also addresses concerns regarding the portability and security of learners' data, who has access to it, and what specific data is being collected from students. The document suggests building "personal data lockers" as a metaphor to put the learner at the center of decisions around their own educational data.

1. Whose Learning
Is It
Anyway?
WebWise 2013
Audrey Watters
@audreywatters

2. (as a metaphor)

3. The machine won Jeopardy,
but the human made the joke

4. Metaphors matter

5. Who owns learners’ data?
The student?
The institution?
The government?
Software providers?

6. An artifact from fourth grade

7. Is the data portable? Is it secure?

8. Who has access?

9. What data is being collected?

10. Again, metaphors matter

11. Can we build personal data lockers*?
*also a metaphor

12. Putting the learner at the center...