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Student Privacy: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

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What is privacy? What is security? How do you establish the difference between the two? Popular conceptions of these terms may shift due to a variety of factors. The people who create and sell technologies have a vested interest in shifting our conceptions of privacy. In response to these corporate interests, the public interest of the European Union in data protection has created the General Data Protection Regulation. You may have noticed its effect in 2018, which includes the right […]

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8 Reasons Why Your LMS is Awesome for Teaching and Learning (Yes, Eight)

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by Nathan Loewen, Department of Religious Studies This week, I learned about digital literacies.* My workshop leader was Jade Davis, the Manager of Digital Projects at Columbia University Library. Right at the beginning of the workshop, she stated why she loves the LMS. I have previously expressed skepticism about the LMS. Dr. Davis helped crystallize how my opinion of the LMS has begun to change. Here is why: Among all the digital platforms available, LMS providers are the ones most likely to […]

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