Splicing information and social relations to suite the needs of different situations is increasingly important. The fields of learning and development have not yet been transformed to the online environment. The combination of learning/knowledge analytics, data visualization, and activity streams provide, I think, a sufficient basis for educators to begin planning for a post-course view of education.
B. Roos. Proceedings of EDEN 10th Anniversary Conference - Learning Without limits. Developing the Next Generation of Education, Stockholm, Sweden., (2001)