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Cre a ting Co nne c tio ns in Co mple xity: disc ussio ns a t the inte rse c tio n o f b ig da ta & le a rning

T he re sa Dirndo rfe r Ande rso n & Simo n Buc king ha m Shum Co nne c te d I nte llig e nc e Ce ntre , Unive rsity

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e c hno lo g y, Sydne y

Da ta is e xplo sive , e vo lving a nd infinite .

in ma ny disc ussio ns a b o ut future o f e duc a tio n, ub iq uito us te c hno lo g ie s

• fte n g ra b the spo tlig ht

b ut the invisib le ha nd o f b ig da ta & a na lytic s is the mo st dra ma tic fa c to r sha ping tha t future .

Pe ne tra ting the fo g

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• ng & Sie me ns, 2011

“We must a sk diffic ult q ue stio ns o f Big Da ta ’ s mo de ls o f inte llig ib ility b e fo re the y c rysta llize into ne w o rtho do xie s.”

b o yd & Cra wfo rd, 2012

“da ta po ints in a g ra ph a re tiny po rtho le s o nto a ric h huma n wo rld, a nd e nc a psula te s so me o f the c o nc e rns tha t e duc a to rs ha ve a b o ut the misuse o f b lunt, b lind a na lytic s — pro xy indic a to rs tha t do no t do justic e to the c o mple xity o f re a l pe o ple , a nd the ric h fo rms tha t le a rning ta ke .” Buc king ha m Shum, 2015

c a te g o risa tio n a s pro vo c a tio n

“I n the ve ry pro c e ss o f trying to va lue c e rta in le a rning q ua litie s b y tra c king the m, will we in fa c t disto rt o r e ve n de stro y a living , o rg a nic syste m, thro ug h c lumsy e ffo rts to c a te g o rise a nd q ua ntify? ”

Buc king ha m Shum, 2015

a ssumptio ns & va lue s g e t b a ke d into da ta

Buc king ha m Shum, 2015

“Raw data is b o th an o xymo ro n and a b ad ide a; to the c o ntrary, data sho uld b e c o o ke d with c are .”

Bo wke r, 2005

Po nde ra b le s…

• Whe re is the ‘ huma n’ in a na lytic s – ho w

c a n we e nsure a huma nist e le me nt re ma ins pre se nt?

• Wha t huma n/ ma c hine pa rtne rships

c a n/ sho uld we e na b le in c o mputa tio na lly inte nsive wo rk?

• Ca n the a na lytic s o f c ura tio n he lp us

suppo rt c re a tivity a nd le a rning ?

Wo rding o ur wo rld

e xplo re the pho to s a va ila b le to yo u c ho o se a n ima g e tha t re so na te s with yo u in re spo nse to the

• pe ning c o nve rsa tio n

jo t do wn so me no te s a b o ut yo ur re spo nse

e ng a g ing with the b rig ht &da rk

c a n we sha pe a c ritic a l disc o urse a b o ut b ig da ta a na lytic s a nd a lg o rithmic inte llig e nc e ? ho w c a n we c a rry mo me ntum fro m this disc ussio n into the future ? wha t c o uld ha ppe n ne xt? wha t pa rtne rships mig ht e na b le this wo rk? @uts_mdsi #br ight- dar k