In late 2005, the dotOrganize team embarked on an unprecedented effort to map the current state of online technology in the social change sector. Over nine months, dotOrganize gathered survey and interview input from more than 400 social change groups, technology providers, and nonprofit technology capacity builders. Surveys and interviews were designed to identify what organizers need to support their goals, what tools are currently available, what does and does not work, and what's needed to strengthen the long-term capacity of the sector.
Great effort was made to obtain input from organizations with smaller budgets: 75% of organizations surveyed operate on annual budgets of $1 million or less; 29% on budgets under $100,000.
The full report provides a detailed view of the sector's present situation, gives voice to the organizers who are struggling with these issues, and offers recommendations for filling current gaps in strategy, software development, and tool adoption paths.
Literature Review in Games and Learning A Report for NESTA Futurelab John Kirriemuir, Ceangal Angela McFarlane, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
This paper reports initial findings from a study that used quantitative and qualitative research methods and custom–built software to investigate online economies of reputation and user practices in online product reviews at several leading e–commerce sites (primarily Amazon.com).
PhD Candidate Kamila Misiejuk and SLATE Director, Professor Barbara Wasson have completed a comprehensive State of the Field Report on Learning Analytics.
I’ve been meaning to write broadly on the subject of “the future of content” for a while now. And a huge part of that topic is tied in with the question of “what is popularity, and what does it mean, anyway?” Darniaq’s throwaway comment, along