This article first appeared in St. Cloud Times on Monday, May 12, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/Jason.CK.Tham/posts/10152376583180325 Toward the end of the St. Cloud State University school year, I asked on my Facebook page what I should be writing for this last column in the Times. Almost unanimously, my friends expressed interest in my experience as an international … Continue reading An International Perspective on the Values of American Education
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How Visual Analytics Make Big Data Accessible
Big data has been the buzzword for the last few years. While the concept of big data-driven analytics is still in the theory stage, research institutions are trying to demonstrate how visual analytics of big data can make a real difference in businesses and the society today. By creating visual analytics, information technology corporations such as … Continue reading How Visual Analytics Make Big Data Accessible
Top Majors at St. Cloud State
Recently, I was poking around the very-much-unseen website of the Office of Strategy, Planning and Effectiveness at SCSU and was surprised to see the 2012-13 enrollment numbers according to majors. Having been at St. Cloud State for almost half a decade now, I have always had the perception that the College of Liberal Arts and … Continue reading Top Majors at St. Cloud State
Student Technology Use and Feedback at SCSU
As part of the campus technology fee committee, I assisted in a campus-wide student technology use survey from October 28 through November 1, 2013. To better illustrate the key findings from this survey, I have created the following infographic to highlight some important areas that are worth looking at: Printable version here. Has your campus … Continue reading Student Technology Use and Feedback at SCSU