Recent Reading by the EDUCAUSE Editors

The EDUCAUSE editors pulled together some recent publications we found interesting or entertaining. Let us know what you think, and please do share your own recommendations.

Eight Brilliant Minds on the Future of Online Education
http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hbreditors/2013/01/eight_brilliant_minds_on_the_f.html
By Eric Hellweg, HBR Blog Network, January 29, 2013                
Selected comments from DAVOS panelists and audience members on MOOCs, higher education, and disruption. Engaging and insightful.

What's the Deal with Copyright and 3D Printing?
http://www.publicknowledge.org/Copyright-3DPrinting
By Michael Weinberg, white paper, Public Knowledge's Institute for Emerging Innovation, January 2013
Takes a “deep dive” into the relationship between copyright and 3D printing. “The way computers distribute things – by copying – was exactly the behavior that copyright regulated. As a result, copyright became an easy way to (at least attempt to) control what people were doing with computers.”

How Colorado’s CISO Is Revamping the State’s Information Security—on a $6,000 Budget
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237018/How_Colorado_39_s_CISO_is_revamping_the_state_39_s_information_security_on_a_6_000_budget
By Joan Goodchild, Computerworld, February 21, 2013
Check the hyperlinked resources, too. CISO Jonathan Trull is asking for a bigger budget; hope he gets it. (EDUCAUSE Publishing is in the Louisville, CO, office.)

Locking the Bad Guys Out with Asymmetric Encryption
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/02/lock-robster-keeping-the-bad-guys-out-with-asymmetric-encryption/
By Peter Bright, Ars Technica, February 12, 2013
Good backgrounder on encryption, then explains the benefits of public key cryptography. Concludes with quantum computing’s possible effects on security.

Online Courses Could Widen Achievement Gaps Among Students
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/online-courses-could-widen-achievement-gaps-among-students/42521
By Jake New, Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Campus blog, February 22, 2013
News summary of a working paper by Xi Du and Shanna Smith Jaggars. The link to the paper didn't work the same day it was reported, so news stories had to suffice.

BYOD Beyond the Device: Information Management is Essential
http://www.infoworld.com/d/consumerization-of-it/byod-beyond-the-device-information-management-essential-212752
By Galen Gruman, Infoworld Smart User Blog, February 15, 2013
“...the key strategic decision is to treat information through policies regardless of devices -- that's about access and trust.”

Nowhere to Hide: Video Location Tech Has Arrived
http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/nowhere-hide-video-location-tech-has-arrived-213184
By Bill Snyder, InfoWorld Tech’s Bottom Line blog, February 21, 2013
Why are all the privacy stories so scary? And where are the policy and philosophy wonks when you need them?

Google Changes Its Ad Program to Try to Solve the Mobile Riddle
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/google-changes-its-ad-program-to-try-to-solve-the-mobile-ad-riddle/
By Claire Cain Miller, New York Times Bits Blog, February 8, 2013
Another shift of ad program terms by Google, with evaluation of possible results for Google and advertisers.

Google Searches for Style
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/technology/google-looks-to-make-its-computer-glasses-stylish.html
By Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, February 20, 2013
News article on Google glasses in development and their potential privacy implications. Stay tuned!

More than a Watch: Apple’s Entry into Wearable Tech
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/13/tech/innovation/apple-smart-watch
By Heather Kelly, CNN Tech, February 13, 2013
Rumors about the Apple iWatch (supposedly) in development, with some existing tech mentioned. Hmm, how long since Dick Tracy and his cool watch?

Hands On with the Yotaphone at CES 2013
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414126,00.asp
By Sascha Segan, PCmag.com, January 10, 2013
Do I REALLY want an e-reader on the other side of my phone? It is e-ink, though... “Not boring, the Yotaphone is.” We’ll see.