I looked at the New Media Consortium 2012 Horizon Report. Initially I spent some time trying to figure out a bit about the NMC. At times the internet feels a bit like the wild west, and I like to know before I read who is in charge of putting out what I’m reading, as that, in itself, can impact its relevance or value to me. As an educator I would want to know the “hidden agenda” before I started using tools in the classroom, as a learning technologies specialist I would want to know whether the research was done by professionals and as an investor I would want to know how valid the viewpoints of the individuals would be in the marketplace.<\/p>\n
What I found out, I liked. The NMC has ties to major world players and relies on a wide variety of internet and text sources to get their information. They have a readership of 1,ooo,000 from 100 different countries and they have 47 individuals from varying education and technology backgrounds as their advisors.<\/p>\n
Once I was comfortable with who NMC was I was also impressed with the way they presented their information. As an educator I want fast access to resources. I could easily find small examples of real-world use as well as possibilities for the future. I also liked the timeline of implementation. In addition, they keep their format the same each year they\u00a0put out the report, which would make it easy to use in the future.<\/p>\n
There were things on the report that I added to my iPhone as I read to look at more closely, so the accessibility and usefulness of the media was immediate for myself. I would certainly recommend it to others and I think it would be easy enough for less tech-savvy educators to understand and use.<\/p>\n
I felt that the majority of information was useful and valuable. There was little space wasted and I could see it being of use to anyone involved or interested in learning technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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