The NMC Pulse

April 2012 > Issue No. 9

Free May  Webinars
    


Apple Webcast:
Education Content
for iPad
Wednesday, May 2
3 pm Central
 
This is a great opportunity from our partner, Apple Education -- open to all.

 

In this live  webcast, you'll get an overview of apps for teaching and learning, and see interactive iBooks textbooks built with iBooks Author. You'll see how iTunes U gives educators and organizations the powerful yet easy-to-use tools to develop and distribute courses. Discover how iTunes U, iBooks textbooks, and iBooks Author can work together. 

 




 
 Critique^It Webinar:
Rich-Media Peer Review
Wednesday, May 9
1 pm Central

NMC Corporate Partner Critique^It invites you to participate in a live webinar exclusively for NMC Members and their guests.

  

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      

 

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2012 NMC Summer Conference, MIT
 
If you only go to one NMC event per year, it should be the Summer Conference! From June 12-15, don't miss this opportunity to learn about the latest edtech developments and creative applications, hear from industry thought leaders, and participate in discussions with your peers that will shape the future of education -- with MIT and Boston as the backdrop. 

Oh, and did we mention that Lord David Puttnam is receiving this year's NMC Fellows Award and delivering the closing keynote? People will be talking about his presentation "Education -- No Silver Bullet?" for years to come, so why not experience it firsthand?

We also want you to get the best deal possible on registration. The early bird special ends May 10, so register soon. Just think of all the sweet Boston souvenirs the money you save can go towards...

Have questions? Email nancy@nmc.org.



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NMC Horizon Project
The NMC Horizon Report > 2012 K-12 Edition is being officially released at the NMC Summer Conference in June. While we have already written the content, the cover is still undecided. In fact, we're leaving it up to YOU!
 
The NMC community is brimming with brilliant photographers. So show us what you got by entering your photo(s) into a crowd sourcing competition. The winning photo will grace the cover of the NMC Horizon Report > 2012 K-12 Edition, seen by millions worldwide. 
 
Hurry -- the deadline is Monday, April 30.

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NMC Member Spotlight 
Congratulations to the innovative folks at the University of Minnesota for creating an Open Academic Textbook Catalog! In an effort to reduce higher education costs for students, one college at the University of Minnesota dreamed up this tool to help faculty find more affordable textbook options. The Open Academic Textbook Catalog is a searchable online catalog of "open textbooks" that will be reviewed by U of M faculty.  

 

Open textbooks are published under a license that enables students to get free or low-cost versions of their textbooks online, electronically, or in print. The Open Academics catalog is the first of its kind hosted at a major research institution. It is available to faculty worldwide.

 

 

Want to see your institution's project featured in the next edition of the "NMC Pulse?" Email communications@nmc.org. 

 

A big welcome to the two newest members to join the NMC! We're thrilled to have the University of Denver and College of William & Mary  in the NMC Member Community!

 

Not a member yet? Crying shame. Thousands of your edtech peers are waiting for you.

 

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MIDEA News  
SETI Catch up on the top three museum stories from the Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts, made possible by the generous support of the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation.

 

 

Special thanks to MIDEA Contributors Holly Witchey and Nik Honeysett!

 

 

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