[Web4lib] The Horizon Report 2008: Social Operating Systems

[Gerry Mckiernan]

***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS***
Colleagues/

>>>Hot Off The Press: The Horizon Report 2008<<<

The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New
Media Consortium NMC)*s Horizon Project, 
a five-year qualitative research effort that seeks to identify and
describe emerging technologies likely to have a 
large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within
learning-focused organizations. 

Notable Emerging Technologies for Education in the 2008 Report Include:


***Grassroots Video
***Collaboration Web
***Mobile Broadband
***Data Mashups
***Collective Intelligence

AND IMHO: The Most Notable

***Social Operating Systems [:-)

Each Technology Is Discussed Within the Following Framework: 
>>Overview
>>Relevance for Teaching, Learning, and Creative Expression
>>Examples
>>For Further Reading

Excerpts From The Section On Social Operating Systems And A Link To The
Report Are Available At:

[http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/horizon-report-2008-social-operating.html]

Happy Monday !

Regards,

/Gerry 

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

gerrymck at iastate.edu 

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