NMC Horizon Connect Webinar Series

What is 3D printing and what does it mean for the museum? This webinar is designed to introduce beginners to the concept of 3D printing by defining the basic vocabulary surrounding this emerging technology. It discusses the multitudes of opportunities for 3D scanning and printing, especially in education and museum collections access, showing examples from programs at the Art Institute of Chicago.

This webinar was held on October 24, 2012 and presented by Deb Meester of Atomic Learning and Debra Sheridan of Florida International University. Already a small team supporting faculty and staff tech training needs, the University Technology Services team at NMC Member Florida International University was tasked with expanding training to 46,000 (and growing) student population. This webinar discusses how they were able to maintain the current small staff size, yet provide 24/7 on-demand training through Atomic Learning.

This webinar was presented by Martha G. Russell, Executive Director of MediaX and Franny Lee, VP University Relations and Product Development at SIPX Co. September 18, 2012 to discuss a new copyright solution for universities. Higher education is witnessing a sea change in the way content is created, consumed and curated. Traditional boundaries are blurring in course content and in course delivery systems. Experimental activities in every corner are challenging the business models and support systems of higher education. These challenges are compounded by the many obstacles that exist in traditional mechanisms for content licensing, commonly resulting in under-utilization of content or copyright piracy. It can be very difficult to locate the appropriate rights holders and engage in permissions requests processes, and there are often prohibitively high transaction costs involved in ensuring legally proper use of content. Responding to this challenge, SIPX (formerly the Stanford Intellectual Property Exchange research project) resolves copyright blockages with user-friendly technology that clears rights for print, digital and online education platforms. It is an active system used by Stanford and is growing rapidly into universities and MOOC platforms. SIPX’s unique approach to copyright leverages technology and institutional relationships to provide an easy and transparent content access experience for both copyright owner and content user.

In 2012 the AT&T Learning Studio at NMC member Abilene Christian University produced an annual report for corporate and on-campus audiences. The report needed to showcase media content within the broader context of our mandate to be a learning laboratory university. We chose iBooks Author to test its value as a tool for first-time users and design professionals. The session will walk through opportunities and challenges in using the new platform for major projects. To review the Learning Studio: Year One Report before the session, visit acu.edu/lsreport .

Rich-media peer review tools allow professors greater flexibility in their pedagogical methods. The outcome is increased student interaction and deeper rhetorical and critical engagement across curriculum. Join us as Critique^It co-founders, Ashley Bradford and Alexa Fleur, demonstrate the innovative social learning environment of Critique^It: > Text, audio, video feedback on text files and images > Effective document and course management > Real-time statistics > ADA/FERPA compliancy > Upcoming Rubric Tool.

Digital media has impacted our lives in staggering ways, and few people have chronicled that impact more thoughtfully than Howard Rheingold. In this Horizon Connect webinar, Howard Discusses his new book, "Net Smart. How to Thrive Online." He encourages his audience to think more strategically about digital media and its applications in each of our lives and our work.

December 15, 2011 NERLA and NMC conducted an hour-long live webinar featuring: David Wedaman, of NERLA and the Director of Research and Instruction Services at Brandeis University; Tom Haymes, Director of Technology at Houston Community College’s Northwest College; and Amber Stubbs, a Computer Science Ph.D. candidate at Brandeis University.

Our first NMC Horizon Connect Webinar of 2011 was with technology visionary and well-known author Kevin Kelly, who had recently published his book, What Technology Wants. This book takes a broad look at technology and culture, from the big bang to the modern internet.

In this Horizon Connect Webinar, held May 18, 2009, Ruben Puentedura explains our historical propensity toward storytelling and gaming as humans and how modern digital tools are suited to help us do both.