The substance needs to exist somewhere else (an academic profile, journal articles, blogs, online courses). The technology issues facing us today—issues of identity, communication, privacy, regulation—require a humanistic perspective if we are to deal with them adequately. Google+ was a bit of a breaking point for me. After recreating my online social network ( largely based on blogs from early 2000) in Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Quora, G+ was a chore. Beyond that, however, social media is getting credit for things it’s merely flowing, not actually creating. MORE >>

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A big issue with learner analytics is privacy of the data. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. Liveblogging from mLearn12: learning analytics in mobile and pervasive learning environments Naif Aljohani Clean nice suit, glasses and linking to other researchers to anchor it into existing research and adding his ideas. Despite many difficulties in its widespread implementation, it has proved to be a very useful way to support failing learners. Finally, we answer the question why now might be the most suitable time to consider analysing mobile learners’ data. MORE >>

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Michael Hickins writes in CIO Journal that Aetna is using Big Data to predict which of its members is likely to develop cardiovascular disease. It starts with key stakeholders coming together to decide what questions they want to answer, how the data will be collected and analyzed, what information can be gleaned from the data, and how individual privacy can be protected. 'Everybody’s talking about “ Big Data ” these days. But as with any fast moving bandwagon, it’s good to get off once in a while and take stock of the direction in which you are going. Big Data is the new panacea. MORE >>