A fascinating and original look at networks, and how networking has become almost a movement, which is helping the world re-examine and understand science and art.

George Siemen's Introduction to his Blog: Learning analytics is hardly new. It has roots in various fields, including business intelligence, HCI, assessment/evaluation, and research models in general. What is new, however, is the rise of quantity and quality of data being capture as learners engage in learning processes. As a consequence of better and more data, analytics have gained attention in education.

Learning analytics may have its limitations, but it is an existing tool that can be used to analyse activity in networked learning.