8. Sensemaking
“Sensemaking is a motivated, continuous effort
to understand connections . . . in order to
anticipate their trajectories and act effectively”
(Klein et al. 2006)
11. 2008, financial
Mann Gulch
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12. 2008, financial
Mann Gulch
SS Columbia
9/11 Bhopal
7/7
Sensemaking, prediction,
& performance Mumbai
through analytics here
13. The problem is that our socio-technical systems
are becoming more technical and less social
14. To avoid getting lost in the “mass of inconsequential”
(Bush, 1945)
We still need control, but the points are different than
where the education system has assigned them in the
past.
16. The current state of work & the internet is
antagonistic to existing practices in
organizations
Internet/mobiles/web fragments
Coherence is needed for action/performance
17. In response, systems have become more rule or
algorithmically based
Social systems don’t scale with information’s
abundance/complexity
19. “Social data is set to be surpassed in the
data economy, though, by data published by
physical, real-world objects like sensors,
smart grids and connected devices.”
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/china_moves_to_dominate_the_next_stage_of_th
e_web_internet_of_things.php
23. Learning analytics is the measurement,
collection, analysis and reporting of data about
learners and their contexts, for purposes of
understanding and optimizing learning and the
environments in which it occurs
26. Learner success
Use of university resources/services
At-risk learners (predictive capacity)
Help-seeking behavior
Alerts
Intervention
Learner dashboard
Path of concept development
Real-time analytics
36. Online Self-Organizing Social Systems (OSOSS)
“structure allows large numbers of individuals to
self-organize in a highly decentralized manner
in order to solve problems and accomplish other
goals.”
Wiley & Edwards 2003