Technological Initiatives for Social Empowerment:
Design Experiments in Technology-Supported Youth Participation
and Local Civic Engagement
Leo Burd
PhD Thesis Defense
MIT Media Lab
May 4th, 2007
Social Information Processing (Tin180 Com)Tin180 VietNam
The document summarizes a AAAI Spring Symposium on Social Information Processing that took place in 2008. It discusses how collective human actions on the social web can organize knowledge and allow problems to be solved beyond any individual's capabilities. It also notes challenges in analyzing the massive, dynamic, heterogeneous data generated on social media platforms and opportunities to leverage this data for prediction, innovation and discovery.
Participatory Culture and Web 2.0 in Higher Educationac2182
This document summarizes a dissertation that studied how Web 2.0 technologies can support or inhibit participatory culture. The study involved designing a Web 2.0 system called PocketKnowledge and analyzing user interactions over two years. Initial findings showed the system design discouraged participation, but after redesigning to give users more control, a radical interaction network formed with novices acting as facilitators. However, over time the network became more expert-oriented and consumptive. The dissertation concludes technologies both enable and constrain participatory culture depending on social and cultural contexts.
Civic Technologies: Research, Practice, and Open ChallengesPablo Aragón
This position paper discusses governing data assets from platform labor as a commons. It notes that digital workers currently lack power due to an inability to unionize and firms enclosing data about worker activity. The paper proposes using civic technology to facilitate collective action by workers. Specifically, it suggests converting enclosed platform data back into a common-pool resource for workers to access, in order to mitigate power asymmetries between firms and workers. Key questions discussed include learning from precedents for converting enclosed goods to commons, and how to create sustainable governance models for shared worker data through civic platforms using participatory design principles.
The document discusses research on online teacher professional development (oTPD) and its implications. It summarizes a study that examined what works for action research coaches supported through digital media and a professional learning community. The research found that effective oTPD requires facilitators to be social artists, educative mentors, and community organizers. It also requires creating a collaborative culture and activities that support commitment to the community. Technical designs should also support the community's goals. More design-based research is still needed to document what approaches work best for oTPD under different conditions.
Weather-it Missions: A Social Network Analysis Perspective of an Online Citiz...Maria Aristeidou
This document summarizes a study of the Weather-it online citizen science community, which allows citizens to plan and conduct their own weather investigations. Social network analysis was used to analyze interactions among 101 community members. Key findings include: sub-communities formed mainly around prolific members; members preferred interacting through mission/data comments rather than forums; and no dominant pattern emerged for co-joining specific mission types. Future work will analyze community evolution over time and individual engagement patterns.
Characterizing Online Participation in Civic Technologies - PhDPablo Aragón
This document summarizes research characterizing online participation in civic technologies. It discusses how online platforms have transformed society and the rise of civic tech tools intended to facilitate democratic participation. However, platform design is not neutral and can influence how citizens engage. The research aims to better understand how technical features of civic platforms impact participation through case studies of online discussion forums and petition platforms. Key findings include that conversation threading on one forum increased discussion depth and reciprocity, while changing the ranking algorithm on a petition site made it harder for new petitions to gain visibility and support.
Everyday Democracy Evaluation Guide Toolkit with Ripple MappingEveryday Democracy
This document provides tools and guidance for evaluating community engagement efforts, including a self-assessment of evaluation capacity, a sample logic model, and templates for data collection planning and mapping ripple effects. Key tools include an evaluation capacity self-assessment matrix to rate resources, knowledge, data availability, and practices; a logic model template to outline inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and goals; and templates for planning data collection strategies and mapping impacts. The overall document aims to initiate discussion around readiness to evaluate and provide templates to facilitate the evaluation process.
This document discusses the implications of introducing "one more tool" to dispersed learning communities. It analyzes two case studies where an additional technology was incorporated: video recordings in a global public health community of practice, and a specialized platform for peer counseling in a higher education distance learning community. The key findings are that a new tool interacts with and can impact the community's practice, domain, and social relationships in complex ways, such as changing whose voices are heard, influencing power dynamics, and reshaping boundaries. Introducing a tool requires carefully considering these broader implications beyond just features and usability.
Social Information Processing (Tin180 Com)Tin180 VietNam
The document summarizes a AAAI Spring Symposium on Social Information Processing that took place in 2008. It discusses how collective human actions on the social web can organize knowledge and allow problems to be solved beyond any individual's capabilities. It also notes challenges in analyzing the massive, dynamic, heterogeneous data generated on social media platforms and opportunities to leverage this data for prediction, innovation and discovery.
Participatory Culture and Web 2.0 in Higher Educationac2182
This document summarizes a dissertation that studied how Web 2.0 technologies can support or inhibit participatory culture. The study involved designing a Web 2.0 system called PocketKnowledge and analyzing user interactions over two years. Initial findings showed the system design discouraged participation, but after redesigning to give users more control, a radical interaction network formed with novices acting as facilitators. However, over time the network became more expert-oriented and consumptive. The dissertation concludes technologies both enable and constrain participatory culture depending on social and cultural contexts.
Civic Technologies: Research, Practice, and Open ChallengesPablo Aragón
This position paper discusses governing data assets from platform labor as a commons. It notes that digital workers currently lack power due to an inability to unionize and firms enclosing data about worker activity. The paper proposes using civic technology to facilitate collective action by workers. Specifically, it suggests converting enclosed platform data back into a common-pool resource for workers to access, in order to mitigate power asymmetries between firms and workers. Key questions discussed include learning from precedents for converting enclosed goods to commons, and how to create sustainable governance models for shared worker data through civic platforms using participatory design principles.
The document discusses research on online teacher professional development (oTPD) and its implications. It summarizes a study that examined what works for action research coaches supported through digital media and a professional learning community. The research found that effective oTPD requires facilitators to be social artists, educative mentors, and community organizers. It also requires creating a collaborative culture and activities that support commitment to the community. Technical designs should also support the community's goals. More design-based research is still needed to document what approaches work best for oTPD under different conditions.
Weather-it Missions: A Social Network Analysis Perspective of an Online Citiz...Maria Aristeidou
This document summarizes a study of the Weather-it online citizen science community, which allows citizens to plan and conduct their own weather investigations. Social network analysis was used to analyze interactions among 101 community members. Key findings include: sub-communities formed mainly around prolific members; members preferred interacting through mission/data comments rather than forums; and no dominant pattern emerged for co-joining specific mission types. Future work will analyze community evolution over time and individual engagement patterns.
Characterizing Online Participation in Civic Technologies - PhDPablo Aragón
This document summarizes research characterizing online participation in civic technologies. It discusses how online platforms have transformed society and the rise of civic tech tools intended to facilitate democratic participation. However, platform design is not neutral and can influence how citizens engage. The research aims to better understand how technical features of civic platforms impact participation through case studies of online discussion forums and petition platforms. Key findings include that conversation threading on one forum increased discussion depth and reciprocity, while changing the ranking algorithm on a petition site made it harder for new petitions to gain visibility and support.
Everyday Democracy Evaluation Guide Toolkit with Ripple MappingEveryday Democracy
This document provides tools and guidance for evaluating community engagement efforts, including a self-assessment of evaluation capacity, a sample logic model, and templates for data collection planning and mapping ripple effects. Key tools include an evaluation capacity self-assessment matrix to rate resources, knowledge, data availability, and practices; a logic model template to outline inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and goals; and templates for planning data collection strategies and mapping impacts. The overall document aims to initiate discussion around readiness to evaluate and provide templates to facilitate the evaluation process.
This document discusses the implications of introducing "one more tool" to dispersed learning communities. It analyzes two case studies where an additional technology was incorporated: video recordings in a global public health community of practice, and a specialized platform for peer counseling in a higher education distance learning community. The key findings are that a new tool interacts with and can impact the community's practice, domain, and social relationships in complex ways, such as changing whose voices are heard, influencing power dynamics, and reshaping boundaries. Introducing a tool requires carefully considering these broader implications beyond just features and usability.
The document summarizes a workshop on network health and lifecycles. It discusses characteristics of healthy networks, strategies for strengthening networks, and how networks progress through different stages. The goals of the workshop series are to help participants strengthen their networks and apply principles of network theory.
NMSU College of Extended Learning has integrated the concepts of learning ecosystems, connectivism, and bioteams to establish a framework for integrating course management systems, Web 2.0 tools, and social networks with new learning skills and contexts. The ecosystem model connects pedagogy and practice to tools, enhancing new learning communities. Strategies for implementing, fostering and assessing communities will be shared.
Resources at http://newlearningcommunities.pbworks.com/
Persons cited in this presentation are Siemens, Downes, Tittenberger, Gutl, Chang, Thompson, @hollyrae, @suceppib, @retazens, @nmsu, @desertjul, @tektrekker, @phlipper3000, @laurapresently
Career Counselor Technology Forum (CCTF) - Online Communication ToolsNancy Richmond
The Career Counselor Technology Forum (CCTF) group on Linkedin was created to connect career counselors who are interested in discussing and learning more about technology. This presentation was part of the group\'s first online discussion on how career counselors can better utilize online communication tools with clients (For example, Webex, Skype, etc.).
The Global Knowledge Center Network (GKCN) with The Global University System ...Ed Dodds
Acknowledgements: The author’s sincere gratitude goes to extraordinary cooperation and help for
our projects given by Dr. Hans Rudolf Herren of Millennium Institute, Profs. Victor Lawrence and Ali Mostashari of Stevens Institute of Technology, Dr. Greg Cole of the University of Tennessee, Mr. Francisco Bozzano-Barnes, Mr. Daniel P. Molina and many others.
Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E.
Chairman, GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association
in the U.S.A. (GLOSAS/USA)
43-23 Colden Street, #9L, Flushing, NY 11355-5913
Tel: 718-939-0928, Cel: 646-589-1730
takutsumi0@gmail.com, http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/
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Chairman: Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D.; Vice Chairman: Louis Padulo, Ph.D.;
Board Members: David Johnson, Ph.D., Peter Knight, Ph.D., Joseph Pelton, Ph.D., Tapio Varis, Ph.D.; Treasurer: Hisae Utsumi
Gender and Experience-Related Motivators for Contributing to OpenStreetMapManuela Schmidt
This document summarizes research into motivations for contributing to OpenStreetMap (OSM). A longitudinal study of 12 female participants identified motivators like improved tutorials, less time-consuming mapping, and positive feedback. Additionally, an online survey of 516 people found the most important motivators were mapping for a dedicated purpose, less time consumption, and tutorials for beginners. Qualitative responses highlighted lack of time, overcoming technical barriers, practical/social aspects, and license/organizational concerns as deterrents. The research found no significant gender differences in motivators.
This document discusses the impact of technology on society, work, and higher education. Key points include:
- Technology is transforming society and creating a "Society 3.0" with implications for work, education, and lifelong learning.
- Emerging trends include an aging population, increasing diversity, mobile and immersive technologies that are reshaping society.
- Work is shifting from lifelong employment to micro-work, freelancing and the need for continual skills development.
- Higher education must adapt to prepare "working learners" with 21st century skills and support lifelong learning in a changing society and workforce.
Using Social Network Analysis to Assess Organizational Development InitiativesStephanie Richter
Presented at 2016 POD Network conference #POD16
Many Faculty Development centers engage in far-reaching organizational development initiatives within their institutions. These initiatives are incredibly valuable but difficult to assess using traditional methods. Social network analysis (SNA) is a powerful visualization and statistical technique that has multiple applications in researching and assessing organizational development. In this session, learn how SNA was used at one institution to investigate the formation of community regarding online course quality standards as well as to analyze organizational structure for strategic planning. While this session focuses on organizational uses, examples will also be shared of applications for teaching and research.
Building Community Capacity through Broadbandsondramilkie
This document summarizes a presentation on building community capacity through broadband. It discusses the importance of broadband for community sustainability and engagement. It outlines the role of UWEX in building broadband capacity by engaging communities, writing grant applications, and implementing broadband infrastructure and adoption programs. These programs include community area networks, education webinars, and an awareness campaign to evaluate broadband access and use. The goal is to facilitate community ownership of broadband and public-private partnerships through outreach.
To Thread or Not to Thread: The Impact of Conversation Threading on Online Di...Pablo Aragón
Online discussion is essential for the communication and collaboration of online communities. The reciprocal exchange of messages between users that characterizes online discussion can be represented in many different ways. While some platforms display messages chronologically using a simple linear interface, others use a hierarchical (threaded) interface to represent more explicitly the structure of the discussion. Although the type of representation has been shown to affect communication, to the best of our knowledge, the impact of using either one or the other has not yet been investigated in a large and mature online community.
In this work we analyze Menéame, a popular Spanish social news platform which recently transitioned from a linear to a hierarchical interface, becoming an ideal research opportunity for this purpose. Using interrupted time series analysis and regression discontinuity design, we observe an abrupt and significant increase in social reciprocity after the adoption of a threaded interface. We furthermore extend state-ofthe-art generative models of discussion threads by including reciprocity, a fundamental feature to explain better the structure of the discussions, both before and after the change in the interface.
Social media has emerged as a powerful communication channel to promote actions and raise social awareness. Initiatives through social media are being driven by NGOs to increase the scope and effectiveness of their campaigns. In this paper, we describe the DaTactic2 campaign, which is both an offline and online initiative supported by Oxfam Intermón devised to gather activists and NGOs practitioners and create awareness on the importance of the 2014 European Parliament election. We provide details regarding the background of the campaign, as well as the objectives, the strategies that have been implemented and an empirical evaluation of its performance through an analysis of the impact on Twitter. Our findings show the effectiveness of bringing together relevant actors in an offline event and the high value of creating multimedia content in order to increase the scope and virality of the campaign.
Digital Inclusion Efforts at Leech Lake Tribal College Library Ann Treacy
The document discusses digital inclusion efforts at the Leech Lake Tribal College Library. It notes that for tribes, gaining broadband access requires establishing partnerships to build infrastructure from the ground up and advocating for policy changes to integrate this critical technology into tribal lands. Statistics show that rural and tribal areas lag behind in high-speed internet access. A survey found most new Leech Lake Tribal College students have smartphones but less access to home computers and internet, and many reported existing home internet was too slow or lacked proper software. The library aims to address this digital divide.
Empowering Young People to Take Action - Online davidkeyes
- The document discusses the Youth Digital Commons project, which aims to empower young people to connect, collaborate, and take action through technology and civic engagement.
- It provides an overview of the project goals of the City of Seattle, YMCA, and UW Center for Communication. It then outlines the vision and progression of the project, including focus groups conducted, the PugetSoundOff.org website created, growing content, curriculum developed, and values upheld.
- It recaps the Civic Voice Curriculum developed to provide project-based learning exploring community issues using digital media. The impact and opportunities for organizations to get involved are also summarized.
Towards Distributed Citizen Participation: Lessons from WikiLeaks and the Qu...Axel Bruns
This document discusses lessons for e-democracy from two case studies: WikiLeaks and the 2011 Queensland floods in Australia. It finds that both events saw rapid self-organization and participation on social media to share information and coordinate responses. Key lessons include keeping barriers to participation low, distributing across multiple platforms, allowing organic community structures to form, being useful to earn trust, and conceptualizing engagement as an ongoing series of focused events. Overall, the document argues these case studies demonstrate the potential for more distributed models of citizen participation online.
This document discusses online civic engagement and deliberation platforms. It provides examples of online platforms used by various cities and counties for public participation in areas like planning, budgeting, and policymaking. It also discusses challenges of online deliberation like moderating discussions and ensuring diverse participation. Frameworks for evaluating public participation processes and platforms using criteria like information sharing, consultation, collaboration and decision-making power are presented.
Austin Community Technology Symposium January 2010SeaCommunityTech
This document discusses the role of community technology and digital inclusion efforts. It begins by providing context that access to water is considered a necessity, while access to electricity is not. It then discusses how community technology can enhance the local economy, further educational opportunities, help solve social issues, and foster civic participation. The document outlines how community technology supports various groups like residents, neighborhoods, businesses, education, government, and human services. It also discusses challenges to digital inclusion like increasing access, adoption barriers, and disabilities. Overall, the document advocates that community technology promotes relationship building, community development, and a sustainable quality of life.
2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network AnalysisMarc Smith
Review of social media network analysis of Internet social spaces like twitter, flickr, email, message boards, etc. Network analysis and visualization of social media collections of connections.
2010-November-8-NIA - Smart Society and Civic Culture - Marc SmithMarc Smith
This document discusses how social media and social networks are enabling new forms of civic participation and collective action. It notes that citizens are increasingly using social media to find government services, engage in discussions, and measure public opinion. The document also discusses how social network analysis can be used to analyze patterns in social media networks and identify influential users. It provides an overview of various social media platforms and the types of social networks and connections that exist within them.
Digital Inclusion Projects & Partnerships: for APEC ADOCdavidkeyes
David Keyes' presentation slides on broad digital divide and digital inclusion strategies and the City of Seattle Community Technology Program. For the 2013 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Digital Opportunity Center summit in Taipei, Taiwan.
Talk held during the SolarStorm Learning Analytics Symposium. Organized by Simon Buckingham Shum.
The OUNL team will talk about work in progress from a SocialLearn research internship held by Bieke Schreurs. The Network Awareness Tool (NAT) was developed initially for rendering the normally invisible non-digital networks underpinning informal learning (in particular for teacher professional development). The work reported here describes how NAT was adapted to render social networks between informal learners in the OU’s SocialLearn platform, in which different social ties can be filtered in and out of the network visualization, and moreover, enriched with topics.
http://bit.ly/LearningAnalyticsOU
The document discusses strategies for promoting broadband adoption, including designing programs to address different barriers faced by vulnerable groups. It recommends assessing community needs, building capacity networks, and implementing projects like providing public internet access, digital literacy training programs, and a technology matching fund to increase adoption rates and build life and technology skills. The goal is to work with partners across various community sectors and address individual needs to achieve digital inclusion.
The document discusses various topics related to grading systems, including:
1) Grading systems are designed to provide incentives for achievement and identify student problems.
2) Many papers and theses discuss developing computerized or online grading systems to automate the grading process.
3) Automating grading systems aims to reduce errors, save time, and easily track student performance records.
Grading & reporting systems complete presentationG Dodson
This document compares and contrasts norm-referenced and criterion-referenced grading systems. Norm-referenced systems compare students to each other, which can make learning competitive. Criterion-referenced systems compare students to learning standards regardless of peers' performance. The document discusses advantages and disadvantages of each system and argues that criterion-referenced, or standards-based, grading more accurately measures individual student learning.
The document summarizes a workshop on network health and lifecycles. It discusses characteristics of healthy networks, strategies for strengthening networks, and how networks progress through different stages. The goals of the workshop series are to help participants strengthen their networks and apply principles of network theory.
NMSU College of Extended Learning has integrated the concepts of learning ecosystems, connectivism, and bioteams to establish a framework for integrating course management systems, Web 2.0 tools, and social networks with new learning skills and contexts. The ecosystem model connects pedagogy and practice to tools, enhancing new learning communities. Strategies for implementing, fostering and assessing communities will be shared.
Resources at http://newlearningcommunities.pbworks.com/
Persons cited in this presentation are Siemens, Downes, Tittenberger, Gutl, Chang, Thompson, @hollyrae, @suceppib, @retazens, @nmsu, @desertjul, @tektrekker, @phlipper3000, @laurapresently
Career Counselor Technology Forum (CCTF) - Online Communication ToolsNancy Richmond
The Career Counselor Technology Forum (CCTF) group on Linkedin was created to connect career counselors who are interested in discussing and learning more about technology. This presentation was part of the group\'s first online discussion on how career counselors can better utilize online communication tools with clients (For example, Webex, Skype, etc.).
The Global Knowledge Center Network (GKCN) with The Global University System ...Ed Dodds
Acknowledgements: The author’s sincere gratitude goes to extraordinary cooperation and help for
our projects given by Dr. Hans Rudolf Herren of Millennium Institute, Profs. Victor Lawrence and Ali Mostashari of Stevens Institute of Technology, Dr. Greg Cole of the University of Tennessee, Mr. Francisco Bozzano-Barnes, Mr. Daniel P. Molina and many others.
Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E.
Chairman, GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association
in the U.S.A. (GLOSAS/USA)
43-23 Colden Street, #9L, Flushing, NY 11355-5913
Tel: 718-939-0928, Cel: 646-589-1730
takutsumi0@gmail.com, http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/
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Secretariat, Emerging GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (GUS) CONSORTIUM
Chairman: Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D.; Vice Chairman: Louis Padulo, Ph.D.;
Board Members: David Johnson, Ph.D., Peter Knight, Ph.D., Joseph Pelton, Ph.D., Tapio Varis, Ph.D.; Treasurer: Hisae Utsumi
Gender and Experience-Related Motivators for Contributing to OpenStreetMapManuela Schmidt
This document summarizes research into motivations for contributing to OpenStreetMap (OSM). A longitudinal study of 12 female participants identified motivators like improved tutorials, less time-consuming mapping, and positive feedback. Additionally, an online survey of 516 people found the most important motivators were mapping for a dedicated purpose, less time consumption, and tutorials for beginners. Qualitative responses highlighted lack of time, overcoming technical barriers, practical/social aspects, and license/organizational concerns as deterrents. The research found no significant gender differences in motivators.
This document discusses the impact of technology on society, work, and higher education. Key points include:
- Technology is transforming society and creating a "Society 3.0" with implications for work, education, and lifelong learning.
- Emerging trends include an aging population, increasing diversity, mobile and immersive technologies that are reshaping society.
- Work is shifting from lifelong employment to micro-work, freelancing and the need for continual skills development.
- Higher education must adapt to prepare "working learners" with 21st century skills and support lifelong learning in a changing society and workforce.
Using Social Network Analysis to Assess Organizational Development InitiativesStephanie Richter
Presented at 2016 POD Network conference #POD16
Many Faculty Development centers engage in far-reaching organizational development initiatives within their institutions. These initiatives are incredibly valuable but difficult to assess using traditional methods. Social network analysis (SNA) is a powerful visualization and statistical technique that has multiple applications in researching and assessing organizational development. In this session, learn how SNA was used at one institution to investigate the formation of community regarding online course quality standards as well as to analyze organizational structure for strategic planning. While this session focuses on organizational uses, examples will also be shared of applications for teaching and research.
Building Community Capacity through Broadbandsondramilkie
This document summarizes a presentation on building community capacity through broadband. It discusses the importance of broadband for community sustainability and engagement. It outlines the role of UWEX in building broadband capacity by engaging communities, writing grant applications, and implementing broadband infrastructure and adoption programs. These programs include community area networks, education webinars, and an awareness campaign to evaluate broadband access and use. The goal is to facilitate community ownership of broadband and public-private partnerships through outreach.
To Thread or Not to Thread: The Impact of Conversation Threading on Online Di...Pablo Aragón
Online discussion is essential for the communication and collaboration of online communities. The reciprocal exchange of messages between users that characterizes online discussion can be represented in many different ways. While some platforms display messages chronologically using a simple linear interface, others use a hierarchical (threaded) interface to represent more explicitly the structure of the discussion. Although the type of representation has been shown to affect communication, to the best of our knowledge, the impact of using either one or the other has not yet been investigated in a large and mature online community.
In this work we analyze Menéame, a popular Spanish social news platform which recently transitioned from a linear to a hierarchical interface, becoming an ideal research opportunity for this purpose. Using interrupted time series analysis and regression discontinuity design, we observe an abrupt and significant increase in social reciprocity after the adoption of a threaded interface. We furthermore extend state-ofthe-art generative models of discussion threads by including reciprocity, a fundamental feature to explain better the structure of the discussions, both before and after the change in the interface.
Social media has emerged as a powerful communication channel to promote actions and raise social awareness. Initiatives through social media are being driven by NGOs to increase the scope and effectiveness of their campaigns. In this paper, we describe the DaTactic2 campaign, which is both an offline and online initiative supported by Oxfam Intermón devised to gather activists and NGOs practitioners and create awareness on the importance of the 2014 European Parliament election. We provide details regarding the background of the campaign, as well as the objectives, the strategies that have been implemented and an empirical evaluation of its performance through an analysis of the impact on Twitter. Our findings show the effectiveness of bringing together relevant actors in an offline event and the high value of creating multimedia content in order to increase the scope and virality of the campaign.
Digital Inclusion Efforts at Leech Lake Tribal College Library Ann Treacy
The document discusses digital inclusion efforts at the Leech Lake Tribal College Library. It notes that for tribes, gaining broadband access requires establishing partnerships to build infrastructure from the ground up and advocating for policy changes to integrate this critical technology into tribal lands. Statistics show that rural and tribal areas lag behind in high-speed internet access. A survey found most new Leech Lake Tribal College students have smartphones but less access to home computers and internet, and many reported existing home internet was too slow or lacked proper software. The library aims to address this digital divide.
Empowering Young People to Take Action - Online davidkeyes
- The document discusses the Youth Digital Commons project, which aims to empower young people to connect, collaborate, and take action through technology and civic engagement.
- It provides an overview of the project goals of the City of Seattle, YMCA, and UW Center for Communication. It then outlines the vision and progression of the project, including focus groups conducted, the PugetSoundOff.org website created, growing content, curriculum developed, and values upheld.
- It recaps the Civic Voice Curriculum developed to provide project-based learning exploring community issues using digital media. The impact and opportunities for organizations to get involved are also summarized.
Towards Distributed Citizen Participation: Lessons from WikiLeaks and the Qu...Axel Bruns
This document discusses lessons for e-democracy from two case studies: WikiLeaks and the 2011 Queensland floods in Australia. It finds that both events saw rapid self-organization and participation on social media to share information and coordinate responses. Key lessons include keeping barriers to participation low, distributing across multiple platforms, allowing organic community structures to form, being useful to earn trust, and conceptualizing engagement as an ongoing series of focused events. Overall, the document argues these case studies demonstrate the potential for more distributed models of citizen participation online.
This document discusses online civic engagement and deliberation platforms. It provides examples of online platforms used by various cities and counties for public participation in areas like planning, budgeting, and policymaking. It also discusses challenges of online deliberation like moderating discussions and ensuring diverse participation. Frameworks for evaluating public participation processes and platforms using criteria like information sharing, consultation, collaboration and decision-making power are presented.
Austin Community Technology Symposium January 2010SeaCommunityTech
This document discusses the role of community technology and digital inclusion efforts. It begins by providing context that access to water is considered a necessity, while access to electricity is not. It then discusses how community technology can enhance the local economy, further educational opportunities, help solve social issues, and foster civic participation. The document outlines how community technology supports various groups like residents, neighborhoods, businesses, education, government, and human services. It also discusses challenges to digital inclusion like increasing access, adoption barriers, and disabilities. Overall, the document advocates that community technology promotes relationship building, community development, and a sustainable quality of life.
2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network AnalysisMarc Smith
Review of social media network analysis of Internet social spaces like twitter, flickr, email, message boards, etc. Network analysis and visualization of social media collections of connections.
2010-November-8-NIA - Smart Society and Civic Culture - Marc SmithMarc Smith
This document discusses how social media and social networks are enabling new forms of civic participation and collective action. It notes that citizens are increasingly using social media to find government services, engage in discussions, and measure public opinion. The document also discusses how social network analysis can be used to analyze patterns in social media networks and identify influential users. It provides an overview of various social media platforms and the types of social networks and connections that exist within them.
Digital Inclusion Projects & Partnerships: for APEC ADOCdavidkeyes
David Keyes' presentation slides on broad digital divide and digital inclusion strategies and the City of Seattle Community Technology Program. For the 2013 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Digital Opportunity Center summit in Taipei, Taiwan.
Talk held during the SolarStorm Learning Analytics Symposium. Organized by Simon Buckingham Shum.
The OUNL team will talk about work in progress from a SocialLearn research internship held by Bieke Schreurs. The Network Awareness Tool (NAT) was developed initially for rendering the normally invisible non-digital networks underpinning informal learning (in particular for teacher professional development). The work reported here describes how NAT was adapted to render social networks between informal learners in the OU’s SocialLearn platform, in which different social ties can be filtered in and out of the network visualization, and moreover, enriched with topics.
http://bit.ly/LearningAnalyticsOU
The document discusses strategies for promoting broadband adoption, including designing programs to address different barriers faced by vulnerable groups. It recommends assessing community needs, building capacity networks, and implementing projects like providing public internet access, digital literacy training programs, and a technology matching fund to increase adoption rates and build life and technology skills. The goal is to work with partners across various community sectors and address individual needs to achieve digital inclusion.
The document discusses various topics related to grading systems, including:
1) Grading systems are designed to provide incentives for achievement and identify student problems.
2) Many papers and theses discuss developing computerized or online grading systems to automate the grading process.
3) Automating grading systems aims to reduce errors, save time, and easily track student performance records.
Grading & reporting systems complete presentationG Dodson
This document compares and contrasts norm-referenced and criterion-referenced grading systems. Norm-referenced systems compare students to each other, which can make learning competitive. Criterion-referenced systems compare students to learning standards regardless of peers' performance. The document discusses advantages and disadvantages of each system and argues that criterion-referenced, or standards-based, grading more accurately measures individual student learning.
The document discusses teacher code of ethics and its application among teachers at SMP N 5 Cilegon school. It defines teacher code of ethics as moral guidelines that govern teachers' conduct and responsibilities. A study was conducted among 35 teachers through observations, questionnaires, and interviews to assess their understanding and implementation of ethics. The results showed that while 79.92% of teachers applied the codes, 19.42% were familiar with them, and 0.66% were unaware. This indicates that most teachers understand their responsibilities, though further implementation is still needed. The document concludes that strictly following the code of ethics upholds the teaching profession and improves education quality.
This document outlines the thesis guidelines and policies set by Prof. Erwin M. Globio for Bachelor of Science in Information Technology students. The guidelines provide information on the stages of the thesis project, including preliminary and final proposal writing as well as the final defense. It describes the roles and responsibilities of the project proponent, adviser, defense panel, and thesis coordinator. Finally, it specifies the formatting and content requirements for the thesis proposal and final paper, as well as related documentation.
This document discusses different aspects of grading systems, including:
- Sample student grades and units from various subjects. The average grade for this student is 88.
- The roles of grading in evaluation, communication, motivation, and organization of student work.
- Two conflicting roles for teachers as coaches and judges.
- Two types of grading systems - norm referenced and criterion referenced.
- Examples of grading scales from two schools, SDCA and CVSU.
- Four key questions around grading, such as whether grades should reflect achievement only or include other factors.
- An overview of standardized test scoring and the two main grading systems used in the Philippines.
This document summarizes a research study on factors affecting mathematics performance of high school students at Laguna State Polytechnic University in the 2009-2010 academic year. The study examines student-related factors like interest in mathematics, study habits, and teacher-related factors such as personality traits, teaching skills, and instructional materials. It provides background information on the importance of mathematics and reviews previous related studies. The research methodology, data collection instruments, and statistical analysis plan are also outlined.
The document discusses the effects of bullying. It defines bullying and describes the different types, including emotional, verbal, and physical abuse. It also outlines some of the negative consequences of bullying for both the bully and the victim. Bullies are more likely to engage in criminal behavior later in life, while victims may experience depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem that impacts their school performance. The causes of bullying behavior are complex, but some characteristics of children who bully include a lack of empathy, pushing limits, and an ability to justify their actions.
Thesis in IT Online Grade Encoding and Inquiry System via SMS TechnologyBelLa Bhe
This document provides background information on an online grade encoding and inquiry system via SMS technology for the San Mateo Municipal College. It discusses the college's current manual grading system and the problems with it, such as the long process for students to inquire about their grades. The objectives of developing a new online system are outlined, including allowing instructors to encode grades online and students to inquire about grades via SMS. The scope and limitations of the new system are also defined. Finally, the significance of the study in benefiting instructors, students, administrators, and future researchers is described.
This document summarizes the key points of a study about parents' reactions to the implementation of the K-12 education program in the Philippines. The study aims to understand parents' sources of information about K-12, their positive and negative perceptions of the program's rationale and impact on students' welfare, and any problems they foresee. The study is focused on parents of 7th grade students at Sta. Maria High School in Iriga City and will provide insights for students, teachers, administrators and policymakers.
A poster presentation from the Medical Libraries Association Annual Meeting, May 2015, in Austin Texas. The topic is on successful community building in a novel domain not previously supported by the campus libraries, and how outreach and engagement were developed.
This document discusses affinity spaces and communities of practice. It begins by introducing social media and how it connects people, providing a framework for communities of practice and affinity spaces. Communities of practice are defined as groups where newcomers learn through legitimate peripheral participation to become full participants. Technology facilitates communities of practice and knowledge management. Examples discussed are TeacherBridge software and Mind Bridges multimedia software, which aimed to support communities of practice for teachers and students respectively. The document compares attributes of communities of practice and affinity spaces.
1. The document discusses using a Hybrid Social Learning Network (HSLN) to explore concepts, practices, designs, and smart services for networked professional learning. A HSLN combines formal and informal social structures through a "50-50 partnership" between people and machines.
2. Examples of social machines discussed include a tweet that led to an open source virtual organism project, the Reading the Riots analysis of social media during the 2011 London riots, and the Zooniverse citizen science platform. Smart services like Confer and KnowBrian were co-designed with UK health sector workers to support their professional learning.
3. Future work involves evaluating the impact of tools like Confer on professional learning and generalizing design
The document discusses incentives and mechanisms for stimulating participation in online communities. It reviews literature on factors that motivate user participation, such as addressing human needs for social interaction, curiosity, and a sense of belonging. Guidelines are provided for fostering interaction through mechanisms like displaying the value of contributions, cultivating familiarity and excitement, and facilitating feedback, reputation, and trust between community members.
The machine in the ghost: a socio-technical perspective...Cliff Lampe
This document discusses sociotechnical systems and the challenges of collaboration between researchers studying these systems and practitioners. It defines sociotechnical systems as the interrelation between technological and human systems. It argues that truly understanding these systems requires combining the theories and techniques of multiple fields including social science, computer science, and engaging with practitioners. However, bringing these different groups together is difficult due to differences in culture, goals, and incentives between academics and practitioners. It provides some strategies for encouraging collaboration, such as phenomena-based research, workshops, funding incentives, and mixed academic/practitioner events and project partnerships.
Emerge is a 28-month, JISC-funded project involving over 28 institutions and 210 participants. The project aims to support the formation of an effective and sustainable community of practice around the Users and Innovation Development Model using Web 2.0 technologies. Emerge provides a platform for sharing ideas and resources to improve educational technology development projects through community development processes and social networking. The future of Emerge envisions continuing the community as a space for sharing practices and ideas related to learning technologies and serving as a front-end for people working in educational technology development.
Data revolution or data divide? Can social movements bring the human back int...mysociety
This was presented by Kersti Ruth Wissenbach from the University of Amsterdam at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC2016) in Barcelona on 27th April. You can find out more information about the conference here: https://www.mysociety.org/research/tictec-2016/
Evaluating Impact: NLab, Amplified Leicester, and creative innovation via soc...Dr Sue Thomas
SEMINAR: Evaluating Impact: NLab, Amplified Leicester, and creative innovation via social media
Wednesday 8th June 2011, 4pm at the Institute of Creative Technologies De Montfort University, Leicester, UK .
Since 2005, DMU has initiated a series of projects which share a common focus of exploring social media as a means of stimulating creative innovation in business, non-profit, and community life in and around Leicester. They include NLab and CreativeCoffee Club (funded by HEIF, the Higher Education Innovation Fund) and Amplified Leicester (funded by NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts). Professor Sue Thomas has devised and directed these activities across the Faculty of Humanities and the Institute of Creative Technologies.
Emergence has been a dominant feature of all the projects and, despite being driven by different agendas, each has informed the shaping of the others. An important element has been the creation and evolution of spaces, both physical and intellectual, which support:
* the application of academic research to real-life problems
* the connection of cutting-edge research into social media innovation with local creative businesses
* the creation of a network linking De Montfort University with small businesses, non-profits, and local agencies
Dr Souvik Mukherjee has evaluated the impact of these projects both in relation to their importance for the Research Excellence Framework and with regard to indications of future developments building on current achievements. In the process, he has also gleaned valuable insights into the REF Impact agenda which will be of interest to colleagues in a wide range of disciplines.
Dr Mukherjee is a Research fellow in the Department of Media, Film and Journalism in the Faculty of Humanities. He is currently involved in analysing the impact of social media projects on communities, especially in relation to business innovation and transliteracy. Having completed his PhD on storytelling in New Media, especially focusing on videogame narratives, Souvik has published and presented papers on a range of related topics. Besides New Media, he also takes a keen interest in e-learning and has been involved in analysing online media and virtual learning network usage in higher education. After completing his project at DMU, Souvik intends to return home to India to develop New Media research networks there.
Case Study: RT66 as a Learning OrganizationMara Mastro
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program aims to preserve Route 66 and promote learning about its history. Learning occurs through the National Park Service sharing knowledge with the public, state and local governments, and non-profits. Knowledge is shared via the program's website, training sessions, and public outreach. To further learning, the program could enhance communication and collaboration between stakeholders using technology, and increase knowledge sharing about the program's goals and needs.
This document summarizes an audit of technology use within the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). The audit found high usage of technologies like computers and smartphones among participants, facilitators, and member organizations. However, access to and reliability of the internet varied significantly depending on location. While digital literacy was generally high, experience with e-learning was more limited. The audit aims to help WAGGGS develop appropriate online educational resources and communities by understanding current technology capabilities and challenges faced by stakeholders around the world.
This document discusses how networks are changing social change and provides lessons on working wikily. It defines networks and outlines their benefits, such as building community, engaging people, advocating for policy change, coordinating resources, developing and sharing knowledge, innovating, and getting initiatives to scale. The document also discusses characteristics of healthy networks, network leadership, challenges leaders face, and lessons learned about experimenting and balancing bottom-up and top-down strategies in networks.
Finding The Voice of A Virtual Community of PracticeConnie White
Critical components for a successful Community of Practice (CoP) are that: 1) the community members have a space where their voice can be heard and that, (2) the proper technology is given to them to aid in this effort. We describe a Dynamic Delphi system under development which interprets the group’s voice in the creation of information during the initial start up phases when cultivating a CoP. Community members’ alternatives are explored, justified and debated over periods of time, and best reflect the group’s opinion at any moment in time where collective intelligence will be created from the interactions amongst group members. The system could handle a wide variety of types of decisions reflecting the diversity of goals given a CoP including emergency response actions, prediction markets, lobbying efforts, any sort of problem solving, making investment suggestions, etc. Pilot studies indicate that the group creates a greater number of better ideas. Ongoing studies are described, including applications to emergency management planning and response. They demonstrate that implementing a Dynamic Delphi system will prove conducive for building the initial repertoire of ideas, rules, policies or any other aspect of the community’s ‘voice’ that should be heard, in such a way that the individual voices are juxtaposed in harmony to create a single song.
ATPI Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Laura A. Pasquini
Department of Learning Technologies, College of Information
University of North Texas
June 12, 2014
The Adoption of Social Network Sites for Expressive Participation in Internet...BO TRUE ACTIVITIES SL
The present study is an initial effort to develop a model that explores how uses of ICTs, particularly SNSs, foster expressive forms of participation that result in civic participation. In doing so, we attempt to investigate the acceptance and use of SNSs by members’ e-movements and SMOs and whether these uses turn results in a host of traditional or offline civic participatory behaviours. A theoretical model is proposed and justified, albeit not empirically validated. Thus, representing an opportunity for future research. The ideas extracted from the discussion should be a help for citizens to create social movements on the Internet. In this regard, numerous practical reflections and suggestions are presented.
The document discusses communities of practice (CoPs), defined as groups of people who share a passion for something they know how to do and who regularly interact to improve their skills. It explores the concepts of situated learning and legitimate peripheral participation developed by Lave and Wenger. The document also discusses how CoPs, situated learning, and legitimate peripheral participation can be incorporated into traditional and online learning environments to create collaborative learning communities.
Laru, J. & Järvelä, S. (2008). Social patterns in mobile technology mediated ...Jari Laru
This document summarizes an article that studied social patterns in mobile technology-mediated collaboration among members of the professional distance education community. 10 participants from a university learning center used mobile devices for 12 weeks to collaborate online in designing a new master's program. Usage data and interviews were analyzed using social network analysis. The analysis revealed sparse collaboration and structural holes in the offline community. Participants did not have need for mobile collaboration tools in their separate offline practices.
The document summarizes the Emerge project, which aimed to support the formation of an effective and sustainable community of practice around the Users and Innovation Development Model using Web 2.0 technologies. Over 28 months, Emerge used community development processes and social networking to provide professional development, stimulate collaboration between projects, and improve awareness of projects in a wider context. Going forward, Emerge hopes to become a user-centered social learning hub that amplifies the outputs, connections, and impact of individuals and networks interested in educational learning and teaching.
This document summarizes a workshop on social networks and network weaving. The workshop introduced concepts of networks and their benefits for social change. Participants learned about characteristics of healthy networks and the role of network weavers. The goals of the workshop were to help participants work with a network mindset and understand network theory. Participants provided input on topics for future learning community sessions focused on network mapping and applying network weaving practices to address local issues in Monterey County.
The document discusses ILO Convention 169 which protects the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples. It highlights Chile's ratification of the convention after 17 years and issues around its implementation, particularly regarding territorial rights of indigenous groups like the Mapuche people. The convention establishes rights to self-management within states and requires participation and consultation with indigenous groups on decisions affecting them.
The document discusses how a telecenter was established in 2004 in a rural area of Chile to provide citizens with digital literacy training and access to online government services. This helped bypass middlemen and empower locals by removing stigmas. The telecenter was successful due to having a clear local vision of using technology as a means to implement local ideas. Ongoing challenges include bringing in new staff, while recommendations are to share lessons learned, expand services, and engage in open recruiting.
This document analyzes the relationship between poverty, Mapuche population, and other socioeconomic factors in Chile. Regression models were used to study poverty and indigence rates as dependent variables, with independent variables including rural population percentage, GINI index, human development index, illiteracy rate, unemployment rate, education levels, and Mapuche population percentage. The results found several of these factors, particularly GINI, education, illiteracy, and Mapuche population percentage, were statistically significant predictors of poverty and indigence rates across Chilean counties.
Este documento presenta la experiencia de la Red de Información Comunitaria de La Araucanía, Chile, la cual ha implementado telecentros e infocentros en las zonas rurales más pobres de la región desde 1997. El resumen describe los autores, la institución involucrada, la fecha y el título de la presentación. Además, resume brevemente las diferentes etapas de desarrollo de la red y cómo ha ido ampliando su cobertura a través de asociaciones con diversos actores para fortalecer el modelo y llevar los beneficios
El documento describe la evolución del concepto de Sociedad de la Información hacia uno de Sociedad del Conocimiento, donde el conocimiento se convierte en un valor económico y social clave. También destaca que la innovación es un fenómeno social endógeno determinado por factores culturales e históricos, y que requiere de interacción entre diversos agentes como universidades, empresas y ciudadanos. Finalmente, señala que para participar plenamente de la Sociedad de la Información es necesario resolver factores económicos, sociales y culturales subyacentes
Este documento describe un programa para fortalecer las redes de organizaciones de la sociedad civil a través del uso de tecnologías de información y comunicación. Explica brevemente qué son las TICs, la brecha digital y cómo las organizaciones pueden apropiarse de las TICs para producir información que satisfaga sus propias necesidades e interactuar con otras organizaciones. También describe los usos de Internet para las organizaciones sociales y comunidades, y cómo los telecentros comunitarios pueden ayudar a fortalecer las redes sociales facilitando el intercambio
Recomendaciones Para El Trabajo Del Equipo Localsig ps
Este documento proporciona recomendaciones para mejorar el trabajo en equipo del Equipo Local encargado de gestionar los Telecentros. Sugiere que el Equipo Local se reúna regularmente a la misma hora y día cada semana para planificar acciones, discutir decisiones y resolver problemas. Esto ayudará a evitar confusiones y asegurará la asistencia y responsabilidad de todos los miembros. También ofrece orientación sobre cómo completar e informar adecuadamente las actividades de los Telecentros para facilitar el seguimiento y aprendizaje.
Este documento presenta un libro sobre el poder de las redes sociales y el ciberactivismo. Explica brevemente la historia de las redes sociales y cómo han evolucionado gracias a la tecnología. También describe nuevos movimientos políticos impulsados por las redes, como las revoluciones de color y las "ciberturbas". Finalmente, extrae conclusiones sobre cómo las personas y empresas pueden comunicarse de manera efectiva en un mundo cada vez más interconectado.
This document is an insurance claim form from BCS Insurance Company. It requests information from the insured to process a claim, including the insured's details, patient information if different, description of the accident or sickness, prior treatment history, employment details, other insurance coverage, and an authorization to obtain medical records. The insured signs to authorize payment of benefits and to allow their medical information to be disclosed for processing the claim.
El documento proporciona orientaciones para redactar noticias sobre las actividades y proyectos de los telecentros comunitarios con el fin de informar a la comunidad y a quienes visitan el portal web. Explica que una noticia debe contar un hecho ocurrido respondiendo a preguntas como qué, dónde, cuándo y por qué. También da consejos sobre organizar la tarea de redacción de noticias y los elementos clave que debe contener cada una.
The document discusses the concept of Web 2.0 and the Social Web, which allows users to connect, communicate, collaborate, share content and ideas, and participate online. It notes that Social Web tools enable simple publishing and democratic sharing of writings, thoughts, videos, music and pictures with colleagues, friends and strangers. Examples of Social Web applications that facilitate these activities are mentioned, and it is argued that understanding the Social Web is important for developing work skills like innovation, and for thriving in today's dynamic, open and collectively intelligent world.
The document lists many simple actions individuals can take in their daily lives to reduce their carbon footprint and save money, such as replacing light bulbs with CFLs, inflating tires, adjusting thermostats, line drying clothes, weatherizing homes, and choosing more fuel efficient vehicles or public transportation. Taking these easy steps can collectively save thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide emissions and hundreds of dollars every year while helping address global warming.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
Full-RAG: A modern architecture for hyper-personalizationZilliz
Mike Del Balso, CEO & Co-Founder at Tecton, presents "Full RAG," a novel approach to AI recommendation systems, aiming to push beyond the limitations of traditional models through a deep integration of contextual insights and real-time data, leveraging the Retrieval-Augmented Generation architecture. This talk will outline Full RAG's potential to significantly enhance personalization, address engineering challenges such as data management and model training, and introduce data enrichment with reranking as a key solution. Attendees will gain crucial insights into the importance of hyperpersonalization in AI, the capabilities of Full RAG for advanced personalization, and strategies for managing complex data integrations for deploying cutting-edge AI solutions.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providers
20070504 Thesis Defense V4 Public
1. Technological Initiatives for Social Empowerment Design experiments in technology-supported youth participation and local civic engagement Leo Burd PhD Thesis Defense MIT Media Lab - May 4 th , 2007
2. Mitchel Resnick LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, MIT Roger Hart Affiliated Professor, City University of New York Lorlene M. Hoyt Assistant Professor of Technology and Planning, MIT Alexander Pentland Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences thesis committee
3. motivation research approach the Young Activists Network initiative the What’s Up Lawrence initiative conclusions and next steps contents
6. In order to foster democratic and participatory societies, it is important to create innovative learning initiatives in which, from a very young age people are motivated to investigate their communities and do something about matters that affect their lives. motivation (Hart 1997- Children’s Participation: The theory and practice of involving young citizens in community development and environmental care - pg. 9)
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8. design-based research approach Analysis of practical problems Theoretical framework Design experiments in real settings Design principles Refinements of problems, solutions and methods (based on http://projects.coe.uga.edu/dbr/FAQ.html)
9. design experiments developed during this thesis The Young Activists Network (YAN) initiative The What’s Up Lawrence initiative YAN 1 YAN 2 YAN 3 WUL 0 WUL 1 WUL 2 (software development) 2003 2004 2005 2006
11. empowerment community organization individual “ have control over the decisions that affect one’s own life” proactive, good services, open government positive self-esteem, knowledge, skills, active engagement empowering & empowered
23. Helping young people organize personally meaningful community events may overcome some of the barriers present in other more traditional approaches to youth participation and local civic engagement. A telephone-based community system can bring great value to the above mentioned initiative. what’s up-related hypotheses
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35. acknowledgements my thesis committee lorlene, roger and sandy my family m ãe, pai, meus super irmãos e cunhadas barbara and norty noah
36. acknowledgements the computer clubhouse network gail, ingeborg, patricia, stina the yan team danielle, heidi, kate, pascha, rebecca, tasha adetunji, juliet, jayson, leah kristen, claire, katie ana maria, perola, pedro, carlos, ricardo lourdes, raul, baghya, sandhya luis lach, adelmar, pablo carolina, oswaldo, tripti the what’s up lawrence team misael, rasec, jessica, joel the staff and members of movement city and lcw
37. acknowledgements the llk team robbin, eleonora, bakhtiar, michelle, diane, margarita, michael, liz, evelyn andres, amon, chris, john, natalie, jay, tammy, lis, oren the media lab andrea and thomaz, ariane and laird, fernanda and dani, claudia, josh, tad, juan carlos, nitin, shani, toshi, yumi linda, kevin, jon, steve,will, paula other good friends and inspirations geetha, ed, kobashi, catau, rosângela, rogério and vanessa, matthias and petra, jochen, alan, dana and dirk, melina, maria, tony, nivaldo, amy, sally, moshe ernie, mike, valente, gerhard, irene