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Internet redefining citizenship in 21st century - Civic Information API, e.g., Kenya Elections Hub - Sunlight Foundation programs for open govt data - MySociety collaboration among developers esp open source code

Dissects how a digital scholar might construct "a networked research cycle" (planning, collecting data, analyze, reflect); themes which will have increasing relevance "whether it is because they become accepted practice or because the research community reacts against them." Granularity (e.g., iTunes vs music industry's album) Pushback from outlets (e.g., open blog vs scholarly publication - shift from output to focus on ongoing activity, engagement and reputation - more difficult to measure and reward) Crowdsourcing (inc. layers of filter and publication) Light connections and nodes (sharing in "a frictionless manner") Rapid innovation "These emerging themes sit less comfortably alongside existing practices and can be seen as a more radical shift in research practice. A combination of the two is undoubtedly the best way to proceed, but the danger exists of a schism opening up between those who embrace new approaches and those who reject them, with a resultant entrenchment to extremes on both sides. This can be avoided in part by the acknowledgement and reward of new forms of scholarship..."

Six Core Challenges lie at the core of the innovative disruption facing higher education: University Model; Structural Model; Funding Model; Cost Model; Business Model; Success Model Seven Areas of Change - The six core challenges noted above are driven by seven areas of rapid change, primarily technological change: The Players; The College Models; The Course Models; Data and Learning Analytics; The Cost: Reduced and Free; Measuring Success; Threats to the Credential

Kimberly Arnold (Purdue) on Signals, John Fritz (UM, Baltimore Co), Eric Kunnen (Grand Rapids CC) on Astro Fritz refers to his presentation at EDUCAUSE 2 years ago where he presented on using Blackboard user stats (for informing faculty/departments who then analyze it) in a panel with John Campbell of Purdue who had just come out with his Signals program. 5 stages of analytics on campus (extraction/reporting, analysis/monitoring, what-if scenario building, predictive modeling/simulation, automatic triggers of business processes)

93 profiles of companies poised to take advantage of disruption of education globally, includes history with company info, the 4 Ps (people, product, potential predictability) ... which one is your fav and why?

Nov. 1: A webinar of possible interest from the Chairman of Intel.