New Media Consortium

Anyone with an interest in the role of new media in education should check out the the new media consortium NMC:

http://www.nmc.org/

In particular, the information on new media literacy and the “21st Century Literacy Summit” held in April 2005 warrants further investigation.

http://www.nmc.org/projects/literacy/index.shtml

Download the report - and see the people who were in attendance for further resources. Henry Jenkins presented a keynote: “Media Literacy - who needs it?” which is available as a video download:
http://64.142.96.242/videos/2005/jenkins.wmv

Of great interest is the New Media Consortium “campus” established in Second Life (see pic above) which hosts online discussions, professional development sessions etc in the virtual space of Second Life.

http://www.nmc.org/sl

From the website: “The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international 501(c)3 not-for-profit consortium of nearly 200 leading colleges, universities, museums, corporations, and other learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies”.