Surveillance in the System: Data as Critical Change in Higher Education

Samantha Szcyrek; Bonnie Stewart

doi:10.18357/otessaj.2022.2.2.34

Auteurs-es

Samantha Szcyrek University of Windsor https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5425-0919
Bonnie Stewart University of Windsor https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9576-1037

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.18357/otessaj.2022.2.2.34

Mots-clés :

surveillance, Les données, datafication, l'enseignement supérieur, systèmes de données

Résumé

Au cours des dernières décennies, les infrastructures de l'enseignement supérieur se sont de plus en plus numérisées et datafiées. La pandémie de COVID-19 a accéléré l'adoption des plateformes d'apprentissage en ligne, échangeant les murs de la salle de classe contre des systèmes numériques. Pourtant, les problèmes de surveillance, de respect de la vie privée et de discrimination que ces systèmes soulèvent sont peu compris par ceux qui enseignent et apprennent en leur sein. Cet article présente une enquête pilote de 2020 et une étude qualitative de 2021-2022 auprès des enseignants de l'enseignement supérieur à l'échelle mondiale. Ces projets ont exploré les façons dont les instructeurs de divers lieux et postes universitaires comprennent les données et les outils de classe en utilisant des questions indirectes sur les connaissances, les pratiques, les expériences et les perspectives. Cet article s'appuie sur ces études pour formuler les préoccupations concernant la datafication amplifiant les problèmes dans l'enseignement supérieur. Ses prémisses sont doubles : premièrement, si les enseignants de l'enseignement supérieur, en tant que travailleurs du savoir, ne sont pas informés des contextes dans lesquels ils enseignent et dirigent l'érudition, alors la construction d'une gouvernance partagée au sein de l'enseignement supérieur est inévitablement sapée. Deuxièmement, si les décideurs du corps professoral et des universités ne sont pas intentionnels quant à l'utilisation équitable et éthique des plateformes numériques dans l'enseignement supérieur, la vie privée et les données des étudiants sont en danger. Dans cet article conceptuel, nous décrivons les résultats qui définissent la datafication comme un changement critique dans la culture de l'enseignement supérieur.

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