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As one of the first initiatives of their strategic partnership, the NMC and Mirum Learning have released a mobile app to better inform university and college professionals of the developments poised to disrupt the field. The app, now freely available for iPad and Android tablets in the iTunes and Google app stores, is an interactive version of the NMC Horizon Report > 2016 Higher Education Edition, a publication that has garnered a quarter of a million downloads in nearly 200 countries since its launch in February. Now in its 15th year, the NMC Horizon Project is the longest-standing study into emerging technology uptake in education.
Developed by Mirum Learning leveraging the Adobe AEM Mobile
platform, the app's design is intended to make the report more
digestible and mobile, allowing users to drill down on specific content
that is of interest to them -- wherever they are. Videos,
visualizations, and links are embedded throughout the report app to
encourage readers to dive deeper into each trend, challenge, and
development in technology, learning more about pressing subjects like
the personalization of learning and robotics. The app provides a rich,
interactive content experience, both online and offline, along with
advanced features such as native search and social sharing.
This announcement comes on the heels of the publication of a special NMC strategic brief,
in partnership with Adobe, which explored the benefits of a new
generation of learning materials — course apps. The NMC believes the
field of digital learning resources is ripe for innovation, and the 2016
NMC Horizon Report app is an example of what educational
materials could look like for all university and college courses,
combining mobility, interactivity, engaging design, and integrated
analytics.
The app is being initially launched for tablets, and the NMC and Mirum plan to release a version for smartphones later this month. The goal is to produce apps for every major edition from the NMC Horizon Report series to amplify the impact of the NMC’s research across academia.
The app is being initially launched for tablets, and the NMC and Mirum plan to release a version for smartphones later this month. The goal is to produce apps for every major edition from the NMC Horizon Report series to amplify the impact of the NMC’s research across academia.
About the New Media Consortium (NMC)
Founded
in 1993, the NMC is an international community of experts in
educational technology -- from the practitioners who work with new
technologies on campuses every day; to the visionaries who are shaping
the future of learning at think tanks, labs, and research centers; to
its staff and board of directors; to the expert panels and others
helping the NMC conduct cutting edge research. The role of the NMC is to
help hundreds of member universities, colleges, museums, and
organizations drive innovation across their campuses. This is
accomplished by the NMC performing research that catalyzes discussion,
convening people around new ideas, and building communities that
encourage exploration and experimentation. To learn more, visit www.nmc.org.
About Mirum Learning
A global vertical of Mirum, Mirum Learning is focused on
transforming eLearning experiences for higher education as well as for
corporate and government training. Mirum Learning designs, builds,
delivers and measures interactive eLearning content that works on all
major mobile and web devices both online and offline. Mirum Learning
brings together world-class creative design services, world-class
learning architecture services, and world-class Adobe technology to
create a next-generation eLearning solution that integrates with an
existing LMS. Mirum Learning transforms flat, static content into
visually rich, interactive eLearning experiences that students will love
and that drive quantifiable increases in cognitive gain, satisfaction,
retention and ROI for the organization. For more information, visit mirumlearning.com.
Source: New Media Consortium (NMC).
