NMC Publications

On October 20, 2008, the NMC announced the release of a white paper produced in conjunction with the Economist Magazine and in collaboration with Apple, Inc. This paper reports the results of a study of nearly 300 CIOs and technology leaders inside and outside of education.

Download the Report (1.4 Mb, 32 pp)
1038 downloads as of November 07 2008

This paper, produced as part of the NMC's Digital Education Project for Texas Art Museums, documents the sad state in which arts education finds itself; shines a light of hope on that picture; and makes recommendations that arts-focused institutions and their donor communities can use to help make a difference in keeping a love for the arts alive across the state.

Download Into the Breach (384k, 20 pp)
296 downloads as of November 07 2008

That partnership, which falls under the umbrella of the NMC's Digital Media and Learning Initiative, has help us to continue to support the Pachyderm Project, to strengthen our longstanding collaborations with the Digital Storytelling Institute, Hippasus, and other organizations, and to better understand the pedagogy and power of story when coupled with digital media.

The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the NMC’s Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have considerable impact on teaching, learning, and creative expression within higher education

Thanks to the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, the 2008 Horizon Report is now also available in Spanish and Catalan.

Download 2008 Horizon Report (254K, 32 pp) or view web version
36417 downloads as of November 07 2008
Download El Informe Horizon 2008 (Spanish) (266K, 32 pp)
2260 downloads as of November 07 2008
Download L'Informe Horizon 2008 (Catalan) (269K, 32 pp)
394 downloads as of November 07 2008

The 2007 NMC Conference Proceedings features sixteen papers on topics from virtual worlds and gaming to streaming media technologies, digital storytelling, and more. The topics were ones nominated by attendees at the 2007 NMC Summer Conference held in June at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Download 2007 NMC Conference Proceedings (2.6Mb, 133 pp)

This white paper discusses the premise that technology not only mediates interactions, but is actually changing the nature of communication itself. This release marks the first in a series of topical papers associated with the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia (formerly the Series of Online Conferences), which are designed to explore emerging topics in education and technology using social computing technologies to bring people together online in a way that offers many of the same affordances of a face-to-face conference.

Download Social Networking, the "Third Place," and the Evolution of Communication (78K, 9 pp) or view and comment on web version.
5436 downloads as of November 07 2008

Sent out to members of the NMC, our in-world educational community, and the Second Life Educators Listserv (SLED) in May 2007, this survey represents the interests, activities, and demographics of more than 200 educators. Overall, the results reflect the highly social interaction of Second Life and how educators have formed and contribute to a vibrant community in this virtual world space.

Download 2007 Educators in Second Life Survey Results Summary (1.3 Mb, 13 pp)
Download 2007 Educators in Second Life Survey Results Appendix (496 kb, 28 pp) .
2917 downloads as of November 07 2008

The NMC has undertaken for the first time a concerted, international effort to describe a research agenda and call to scholarship based on the six practices and technologies featured in the 2007 edition of the Horizon Report. The community was invited to participate in this process, contribute to the discussion, and help shape directions for future research in these topics across higher education.

Download Horizon Project: 2007 Call to Scholarship (112K, 9 pp) .
1519 downloads as of November 07 2008

The 2007 Horizon Report, just as has been the case with previous editions of the report, highlights six technologies that the underlying research suggests will become very important to higher education over the next one to five years.

Thanks to the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, the 2008 Horizon Report is now also available in Spanish and Catalan.

Download 2007 Horizon Report (285K, 32 pp) or view web version
36875 downloads as of November 07 2008
Download El Informe Horizon 2007 (Spanish) (228K, 32 pp)
575 downloads as of November 07 2008
Download L'Informe Horizon 2007 (Catalan) (259K, 32 pp)
394 downloads as of November 07 2008

Based on conversations with NMC Directors, this guide addresses what it means for a center to have impact; describes ways to identify impact; and presents seven strategies for maximizing impact.

Download Maximizing Campus Impact: Lessons from the Trenches (130k, 23 pp)
903 downloads as of November 07 2008