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Emerging Technologies

The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's (ELI's) 7 Things You Should Know About... series provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices. Each brief focuses on a single technology or practice and describes:

  • What it is
  • How it works
  • Where it is going
  • Why it matters to teaching and learning

Instant Messenger (IM)[pdf - 69 KB]  
Blogs [pdf - 73 KB]  
Video Blogging [pdf - 73 KB] 
Wikis [pdf - 73 KB]  
Podcasting [pdf - 64 KB] 
Clickers [pdf - 67 KB] 
Social Bookmarking [pdf - 67 KB] 
Augmented Reality [pdf - 68 KB] 
Grid Computing [pdf - 463 KB] 
Collaborative Editing [pdf - 68 KB] 

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For a complete listing of 7 Things You Should Know About briefs, click here.


Podcast for Faculty

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audio files on the go.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology Review.com
The companion Web site to MIT's Technology Review magazine, Technology Review.com provides access to articles and forums on emerging technologies across a range of fields, including biotechnology and health care, business, computing, telecommunications, and nanotechnology.

New Media Consortium, Emerging Technology Initiative/Horizon Report Web Site
The NMC's Emerging Technologies Initiative focuses on expanding the boundaries of teaching, learning, and creative expression by creatively applying new tools in new contexts. The Horizon Project, the centerpiece of this initiative, charts the landscape of emerging technologies and produces the annual Horizon Report, which in 2005 was developed in partnership with NLII.

The Horizon Community
ELI's Horizon Community provides an online forum for discussion and collaboration among faculty, technology professionals, and others interested in the emergence of new technologies and related learning practices.

 

 
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