The Horizon Report: 2008 Australia-New Zealand Edition (304K, 32 pp) is available from the NMC website. The 32-page report is free, and has been released with a Creative Commons license to facilitate its use, easy duplication, and broad distribution.
This is a very interesting report and will be of interest to all those following emerging technologies, not just readers down under. The report looks at emerging technologies in three time lines:
One year or less:
Virtual worlds and other immersive digital environments
Cloud-based applications
Two-to-three years
Geolocation
Alternative input devices
Four to five years
Deep tagging
Next-generation mobile
As well as discussion of the relevance of each of these teachnologies to teaching, learning and research, each section has a useful list of online resources on each technology.
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
