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John Cox

John Cox

I'm a software engineer and have been at Google since 2004. My main areas of focus are efficient and scalable infrastructure, and user identity, privacy, and security. My academic background is in literature: I have a BA in English and an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan.
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    Course Builder Skill Maps
    Boris Roussev
    Amit Deutsch
    Michael Lenaghan
    Mike Gainer
    Proceedings of the Third (2016) ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (2016), pp. 89-92
    Preview abstract In this paper, we present a new set of features introduced in Course Builder that allow instructors to add skill maps to their courses. We show how skill maps can be used to provide up-to-date and actionable information on students' learning behavior and performance. View details
    Adding Third-Party Authentication to Open edX: A Case Study
    Proceedings of the Second (2015) ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 277-280
    Preview abstract In this document, we describe the third-party authentication system we added to Open edX. With this system, Open edX administrators can allow their users to sign in with a large array of external authentication providers. We outline the features and advantages of the system, describe how it can be extended and customized, and highlight reusable design principles that can be applied to other authentication implementations in online education. View details
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