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SOME ASSUMPTIONS &ASSERTIONS
• Online and offline --- useless high level distinction
• Communities … Organizations … Groups … whatever
• Communities are multi-level entities that exist within inherently competitive “multi-species” ecologies
• Networks are nice … Communities are critical
• Universities’ competitive advantage is that we’re slow and don’t change
• You’re in this for the long haul (the long now of academic life)
CASCICENTER FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF COMMUNITIES AND INFORMATION
REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITIES…
CASCI: MISSION
• The goal of CASCI is to support research and education focused on realizing the potential of 21st century communities through technology and information.
• 21st Century Communities…
• Realizing the potential…
• Advanced study…
21ST CENTURY COMMUNITIES
Technology- Enabled
Communities
Technology-Enhanced Communities
All Communities
REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF COMMUNITIES FOR…
Technology- Enabled
Communities
Learning & Education
Innovation & Problem Solving
Production & Curation
Experience & Entertainment
Civic & IndividualWell Being
Commerce
Technology-Enhanced Communities
REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF COMMUNITIES FOR…
Technology- Enabled
Communities
Learning & Education
Innovation & Problem Solving
Production & Curation
Experience & Entertainment
Civic & IndividualWell Being
Commerce
Technology-Enhanced Communities
Economic Development
(New Industries)
Entertainment & New “Lifestyles”
Smart Cities and Community Informatics
HealthResearch and
Citizen Science Communities
New Ways of Working
ADVANCED STUDY
CASCI exists to support research and educational activities which advance our understanding of the conceptual foundations of communities and information and mobilize that knowledge to have real, tangible impact
Our approach is to support these activities by creating and maintaining the CASCI stack – a set of coordinated work groups, projects, resources, and events.
THE CASCI STACK: AN ARCHITECTURE FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF COMMUNITIES AND INFORMATION
Data
Research Resources
Conceptual Foundations
Impact Domains
BUILDING THE CASCI STACK: DATA
Data
BUILDING THE CASCI STACK: RESEARCH RESOURCES
Data
Research Resources
CASCI: FROM DATA TO RESEARCH RESOURCES• Scholarly Editions of Community Data Sets
• Supporting Dataplay
• Exploring the potential of Community Emulators
• Research Methods eMonograph series
BUILDING THE CASCI STACK: COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
Data
Research Resources
Conceptual Foundations
COMMUNITY AND INFORMATION FOUNDATIONSConceptual foundations are concepts, issues, and approaches critical for understanding technology-enabled and technology-enhanced communities and information, including:
• Motivation and Participation• Rules, Roles, and Governance• Dialogue and Discourse• Identity and Self-Presentation• Boundaries and Structure• Networks and Communities• Community Ecologies• Measuring and Managing• Technologies and Platforms• Communities and Organizations
Conceptual foundations intertwined collections of abstractions, language, practices and people.
BUILDING THE CASCI STACK:IMPACT DOMAIN WORKING GROUPS
Data
Research Resources
Conceptual Foundations
Impact Domains
IMPACT DOMAIN WORKING GROUPS• Impact Statement
We are seeking to address <recognized problem>
by changing how we <impact area>
• Impact Working Groups
• Who: 3-5 experts• Problem experts• Impact area experts• Conceptual foundation experts
• Goals: • Problem formulation & awareness• Impact imagining• Impact realization
• What: • Impact projects• Impact events
HAVING AN IMPACT:BUILDING YOUR RESEARCH STACK
Data
Research Resources
Conceptual Foundations
Impact Domains
NEXT STEPS• Engage CASCI
• [email protected]• Twitter: CASCI• casci.umd.edu (but not today!)
• Actively and strategically develop your own research stack!