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[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Cool geography trivia. Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa. Great map by @725hemeed. The mountain’s roundish shape is nicely mirrored in the round shape of the elevation profile.

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@BenPatrickWill @wemally @j_k_knox Yes, a dedicated role (an additional responsibility within a school) a bit like an institution's DPO now. To some extent the subject area is irrelevant, their skill would be in sharing and teaching wars of thinking critically about and with data. #mscidel #NewJob

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@BenPatrickWill @wemally @j_k_knox My guess (and concern) is that government wrap (hide) this in the curriculum somewhere and cross their fingers hoping that they have ticked a box sufficiently to say they have managed the challenge. #TooCynical #mscidel

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@j_k_knox Good point, although I have been asked before by Ofsted inspectors ”how I measured the learning taking place in my classroom?" #mscidel

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@wemally @j_k_knox Agreed, I didn't intend to neglect the educators or the institutions, but you're right they need to critically aware too! #mscidel

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@W0dders @j_k_knox If we were to believe everything we see in reality TV today, then it is always about the journey, not how far you get! 😆#mscidel

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@EmmaMor22577202 @j_k_knox True, this supports the idea of informing us about the learner. How about informing us about the learning? #mscidel

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@Joan_EMackenzie @sarahcalderwood I think this would be really interesting, would the "potential" value of our data may us stand up and pay more attention to with whom we share it and how it is used? Maybe this is a route to make us make others more accountable? #DataCurrency #mscidel

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@EmmaMor22577202 Yes, this is a really interesting point. I think when I talk and explore data, my fear is that we inevitably lose something of the human and the learner in seeing and exploring the data, not the individuals behind it. #mscidel

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@j_k_knox Sorry to reply with a question. Does data science reveal more about the "learner" than the "learning"? #mscidel

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@W0dders @sarahcalderwood @BenPatrickWill @vickytoria_ @SchoolsWeek Interesting, so we should also consider the importance of small data? I guess it just gets the boring title of DATA right? #mscidel

[Digi Lyons @DigiLyons]

@W0dders @j_k_knox Often yes. I find it funny when you ask someone why they want data or why they ask a question in a survey. More often than not it is because they can, not because it serves a data need. #mscidel

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@BenPatrickWill @sarahcalderwood @vickytoria_ @W0dders @SchoolsWeek Yes, and agree with @BenPatrickWill that rankings are often approached with the question of how real, trustworthy or valued the league table is. I've stopped answering when students ask which university is number 1 for X. #mscidel

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@BenPatrickWill @sarahcalderwood Agreed! I don't like the blame the algorithm get out of jail free card. Use of data demands responsibility and accountability. #mscidel

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@sarahcalderwood Heard an interesting idea the other day that compared data to natural resources. Some have more value than others, some are limited, some abundant. #mscidel

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@debra63921386 @sarahcalderwood Agreed, whatever new data tells us about students it doesn't tell you about the personalities and individualities we each hold. A future education w high diminishes the value of interaction is flawed. #MSCIDEL