20. The Toxic Power of Data and Experiment

MIT CMS.595 Learning, Media, and Technology, Spring 2024
Instructor: Justin Reich

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This video discusses the vast data collected in schools. Topics include data usage policies and the ethics of student consent in educational research. The tension between product improvement through experimentation and user autonomy are also explored.

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