Early on in his new book on automated media, Mark Andrejevic (2020) offers an interesting perspective on the promise of … More
Author: Neil
Digital data use in schools – remembering ‘the conditions of its history’
When talking of the datafied school, we need to remain mindful of ‘the conditions of its history’ (Foucault 1963/2003, p.xxii). … More
Breaking-up is hard to do… exploring the limits of school data
One of the more fanciful claims surrounding the datafication of schools is the idea that (nearly) everything can be known … More
“We’re an infrastructure black hole” – the technical challenges of maintaining a school’s data resiliency
The datafication of schooling relies on schools having robust, functioning computer and data infrastructures. In our investigations of the work involved in school data, … More
The behind-the-scenes work of producing school data (part 1) … Brookdale’s ‘Student Attendance’ app
The flow of data around a school relies on considerable amounts of behind-the-scenes ‘invisible’ work. Following the lead of Susan … More
The importance of ‘number narratives’ in school use of data
School data is rarely the subject of sophisticated quantitative analysis by teachers. Very few staff are statistically proficient enough to … More
Data infrastructures … are schools being sold short?
Even when things seem to be working smoothly on the surface, the data systems of every school are invariably in … More
