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Stephen Downes

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This isn't how I would approach the subject, but it's well worth considering as an alternative and more traditional perspective. The dashboard is based on the 'understand-decide-action' pronciple, with each of the eleven principles falling under one of these three headings. But recommendations like 'tell a story', 'reduce noise', etc., don't really capture my imagination. Now - to be fair - these dashboards are designed for edtech managers not learners. But I think suggesting that any set of data provides a "complete picture" is a mistake, and that even managers need a mechanism to probe, interact, obtain feedback, communicate, etc. - just like learners. Which is why reliance on analytics alone is not recommended.

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