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THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF INFORMATION:
Power, Peril, and Promise
2010/2011Honors Study Topic
DEMOCRATIZATIONPronunciation: \di-ımä-krә-tә-ızā-shәn\ noun
1: To make democratic
DEMOCRATIC:1: of, relating to, or favoring democracy2: often capitalized; of or relating to one of the two major
politicalparties in the United States evolving in the early 19th century
fromthe anti-federalists and the Democratic-Republican party andassociated in modern times with policies of broad social
reform andinternationalism3: relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad masses
of thepeople (democratic art)4: favoring social equality : not snobbish
Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary – www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
ISSUES
Issue 1: DEFINITION – What does the phrase “democratization of information” mean?
Issue 2: TECHNOLOGY - How has technology influenced the spread of information?
Issue 3: INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY - How does the dissemination of information influence the individual and the community?
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Issue 4: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION - How do language and communication shape information and vice versa?
Issue 5: EDUCATION - What is the relationship between information and education?
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Issue 6: ECONOMY AND BUSINESS - What roles does information play in business and economics?
Issue 7: GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY - How does information affect governments and public policy?
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Issue 8: THE ARTS - How do the arts convey information?
Issue 9: SCIENCE - What are the connections between the scientific process and information?
Issue 10: HISTORY AND THE FUTURE - How has the sharing of information evolved and what might be its future?
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Study Questions
Honors in Action
Projects
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Scholarship is of worth chiefly when it is
productive, when the scholar not merely receives
or acquires, but gives.~ T. Roosevelt, The Outlook, 1/13/12
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→ Leadership Development→ Leadership Roles→ Service/Action→ Fellowship
→Issues to Examine→Research→Analysis/ Determination of Need
Honors in Action Project Flowchart
1. Read the Honors Program Guide and choose one of its 10 “Issues.” Keep reflective journals, minutes, or notes at each step, describing it.
2. Each “Issue” has a series of “Study Questions.” Choose one or more of these questions as a focus for research.
3. Using this focus on one or several questions, research the issue. Use at least 8-10 good-quality academic resources: e.g., academic or professional journal articles, books by academic/professional experts, and interviews with experts.
4. After researching, develop conclusions regarding the issue and objectives or goals resulting from these conclusions—what can the chapter do?
5. Develop a project plan that includes the chapter’s (a) objectives, (b) the process that will be used for meeting them, (c) the leadership roles of individual chapter members and of the chapter
as a group in meeting these objectives, (d) groups with which the chapter will collaborate, and (e) the “leadership development actions” and/or events used for training the chapter and its Honors
Project leaders for the service component, (f) the “service or action component” event(s) for the college/community.
6. Carry out the plan, and evaluate the results and future possibilities.
7. Write the results—using your journal—for the Hallmark Awards.
Courtesy of Richard Jewell, Advisor at Inver Hills Community College, Minnesota
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Conduct extensive ACADEMIC INVESTIGATION,
learning, and sharing
Commit to SCHOLARLY EXPLORATION & lifelong
learning
Be RESOURCEFUL
Engage in EXTENSIVE & EFFECTIVE PLANNING
(ambition & perseverance)
INVOLVE chapter, college, community and Phi Theta
Kappa members beyond your chapter or region
Develop HEIGHTENED
AWARENESS OF SELF &
COMMUNITY in relation to
GLOBAL ISSUES.
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FIVE STAR CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN
→ Two Star – Research of 1 HST Issue→ Three Star – a) Determine Expert
Resources & b) Work with other organization to implement Honors in Action project & c) HiA Journal
→ Four Star – Share Honors in Action Research
→ Five Star – Enter Hallmark Awards
HALLMARK AWARDS→ Honors in Action Awards
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As many as 80 awards including:Top 50 Entries (highest
scoring) AND Up to 3 awards per Honors
Study Topic Issue (10 Issues for a maximum of 30 awards)
Top 25 Entries (highest scoring)
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11 Questions
Judged holistically by Rubric
115 points
Submitted Online
Approxi-mately 2600 words in length
What issue in the current Honors Program Guide did your chapter focus on? Why did you choose this issue?
Briefly summarize the resources used to research your chapter’s
Honors Program Guide issue (may include media and individuals/organizations).
What conclusions did your chapter reach based on your research? Summarize your objectives for this Honors in Action Project and
the process by which the chapter set these objectives.
Provide a one-page abstract or summary of your Honors in Action Project.
With whom did you collaborate for this Honors in Action project? Describe the leadership roles undertaken by the chapter that
contributed to the development and implementation of this Honors in Action project?
Describe specific leadership development actions taken that
helped chapter members be more effective leaders for this Honors in Action project?
Describe the service or “action” components of this Honors in
Action project. (Action can also include advocacy.) What were the quantitative and qualitative outcomes of your
project, including the lessons learned by your chapter members and others?
What is left undone or what opportunities remain for the future?
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5 Questions
Judged holistically by Rubric
45 points
Submitted Online
Approxi-mately 1200 words
Briefly describe your College Project and who from the chapter and the college administration was involved in determining it?
Summarize your objectives for the College Project and the process by which the chapter and college administration set these objectives.
Describe the planning process and
strategies developed to complete the College Project.
What were the quantitative and qualitative outcomes of your project, including the lessons learned by your chapter members and others?
What is left undone or what opportunities remain for the future?
Other Chapter Awards► Distinguished Chapters - Top 10% of entries
determined by combined scores of Honors in Action and College Project Award Entries
► Continued Excellence Award – recognizing Distinguished Chapters for three or more consecutive years
► Top 10 Chapters including Most Distinguished Chapter
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Distinguished Chapter Officer Team
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Distinguished Chapter Officer
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Distinguished Member Award
Paragon Award for New Advisors Distinguished Advisor Award Continued Excellence Award
Deadlines for 2011 Hallmark Awards Administrator
Awards entries due Wednesday, December 1.
All other categories due Wednesday, February 2, 2011.
QUESTIONS? Honors Programs: s
THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF INFORMATION:
Power, Peril, and Promise
2010/2011Honors Study Topic