The NMC is the hotbed of emergent technologies. They take a lot of "legwork" out of finding the newest and best technologies to use. One of the best things about the NMC Horizon Project section is that it is posted under the Creative Commons License giving us full re-posting reposting rights. I like to be able to "share" my cognitive surplus and not having it hindered by DRM. It is also pretty cool that they offer discounts and perks to members. However, 10% off Lynda is a far cry from the Full Sail Rate. By the Way, I wonder if we still get free Lynda when we audit classes? I smell free Lynda for life!
The best link for me on the NMC, is the one on Virtual Worlds. I am doing a virtual world AR Project and can use the extra input. The Program is definitely "iGoogle" link material. The highlight was a new Second Life (SL) talk show. Educators are encourages to bring classrooms as audience participants. How cool is that? I have already filled out their Google Doc to apply as an audience member. I plan to attend the next filming to check it out and I will update you on the experience.
Although the NMC has a list of case studies and offers support for educators in Second Life, they still seem to be supportive of a more traditional setting. This is the same thing I have mentioned in the past that I want to explore alternatives to. IT seems with the boundless freedom that exists in a virtual world, classrooms that look like the one pictured on the NMC website, shouldn't exist. This site definitely needs more exploration time.
The NMC Virtual World Project also offers specials on land agreements in SL. This would be an incredible place to start my own virtual world that would be safer for students to participate. It is a pretty exciting find. Thank you, Full Sail, for the connection.
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