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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

I couple of weeks ago I referenced The Educause 2025 Students and Technology Report with criticism of the survey. This article takes the same report to task, with a longer and more detailed criticism of the survey. "It's problematic that the report emphasizes a shift away from online learning without acknowledging that online enrollment rates are still rising, that student behavior often diverges from stated preferences, and that preferences vary significantly by factors like age and institutional context." The Educause report shouldn't be cited as evidence for anything without these caveats.

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