NMC Emerging Leaders

Aleksander Dietrichson is developing software called X-ray Analytics that extracts and analyzes data from LMS systems to report beneficial analytics on students back to the institution or instructor.

Cristiana Mattos Assumpcao discusses a project to create environmentally friendly cookstoves, which are much needed in Brazil. To find solutions students from schools across the globe collaborated via videoconferencing and wikis.

Lisa Stephens was part of the launch of the Learning Environments Task Group, who seeks to address questions like how can schools measure technology ROI and collaborate with other people and schools more seamlessly. They are creating FLEXspace as a community for creating and sharing peer-reviewed learning assets openly.

Fernanda Da Costa discusses the benefits of simulation technologies in learning and how Axis 3D is working to create gaming and simulation software to teach difficult processes.

Hiroaki Ogata of Tokushima, Japan explains his project "Scrolls" to help record students' learning processes by translating learning experiences into an organized format that can be accessed later, shared, and analyzed.

Saad Alam, co-founder of Citelighter, introduces their software to help students better organize their research and streamline the writing process. It provides analytics that pinpoint and diagnose problem areas, allowing them to improve their writing.

Sarah Hassan of TakingITGlobal, an online community for youth interested in global issues, discusses the mission and goals of the program to cultivate a network of Future Friendly schools that can provide a "living laboratory" to share good practices across the value of global citizenship, student voice, and environmental stewardship. Through collaboration on real-world challenge-based learning, the network will launch s generation of student social innovators, and provide opportunities for them to launch their ideas into the world.

Suzanne Sarraf explains the project, 100 Museum Moments, which invites museum-goers and professionals to share their experiences and work online through open platforms so that information and dialogue on works of art, cultural landmarks and more is all easily available and accessible.