Category Archives: on the web

Horizon Report background resources

The 2009 Horizon Report has been released and is available on the web. //horizon.nmc.org/wiki/Main_Page A recent blog post from the NMC gives some interesting background on the creation of the report, highlighting wiki links of particular interest to those interested in educational technology. The initial list of 80-100 technologies makes for interesting reading … too many other interesting links to highlight individually; the post warrants some detailed exploration.

There’s now a podcast version of the ELI09 session during which the 2009 report was officially released. And the Horizon Metatrends Vuvox collage that Larry Johnson showed during the session (a good example for anyone who is interested in some alternatives to PowerPoint).

ELI09 – Participation and Collaboration: Social Learning

Heading out to the ELI09 conference tomorrow. I’ve been accessing resources from their website for quite some time now, and recommend the following:

7 things you should know about … (series): a great introduction to emerging technologies and their potential impact on teaching & learning (very succinct, 2-page format)

Horizon Report 2009 (pdf): co-published with the New Media Consortium, the Horizon Project Wiki is a deep well of information on emerging technologies for learning. Venture into this wiki *not* … if you were planning to use the next two hours for some other critical task!

I recently ran across official mission statements for both organizations:

The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) helps institutions advance learning through IT innovation. ELI is a community that works together to stay on the leading edge of teaching and learning with technology through a focus on learners, learning principles and practices, and learning technologies.

EDUCAUSE (the parent organization) looks more broadly at higher education, learning and technology.

I like the focus on learning, and am looking forward to learning a lot!

Rutgers, the “New Humanities”, and DMC

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Found, in the usual round-about way (this time, a Barbara Ganley post to vuvox), this YouTube video by Richard E. Miller of Rutgers. It once again underscores the need for visual skills in addition to traditional reading and writing. Professional skills that relate to the Digital Media Commons (DMC).