Hi all, I have written a slightly unusual blog post for me. Instead of focusing on learning analytics or data ethics I have been thinking about the nature and purpose of education. These are preliminary thoughts based on events attended recently. Hope you find them of interest: http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/digital-education/2018/01/25/the-purpose-of-education/ Regards, Samantha Samantha Ahern (Associate CISSP, FHEA) Learning Technology Project Officer, Digital Education, Information Services Division, University College London Location: 1st Floor The Podium, One Eversholt Street, London NW1 2DN Postal address: Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT Tel: 0203 549 5216 (Int: 65216) Blog: http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/digital-education/category/our-views/sams-scribbles/