australia
Horizon.au Project Launches in Melbourne
Posted July 9th, 2008 by Alan LevineThe Horizon.au project opened tonight as we brought together nearly 40 education Australian leaders with a welcome dinner in Melbourne. NMC staff introduced the project and provided an overview of the activities for the meeting on July 10.
All participants got an opportunity to share a special interest of theirs in the area of emerging technologies, which were visually recorded by NMC's Rachel Smith.
NMC Meetings at University of Melbourne
Posted July 8th, 2008 by Alan LevineToday NMC leadership Larry Johnson, Rachel Smith, and Alan Levine visited with University of Melbourne Vice Principal, Information and CIO Linda O'Brien and staff. Enjoying a lovely lunch at the University House, NMC shared initiatives and led a discusson of the Horizon.au project that brought them to Australia.
Our hosts shared a wide range of interesting projects and uses of emerging technology at the university, including a new forward looking strategic plan.
NMC Down Under in July!
Posted July 2nd, 2008 by Alan Levine
modified from creative commons licensed flickr photo by pierre pouliquin
From July 5-20, 2008, the NMC leadership team of CEO Larry Johnson and Vice Presidents Rachel Smith and Alan Levine will be in Australia establishing a new phase of the Horizon Project and meeting with colleagues at our five Australian NMC member organizations. Look for a string of news stories and podcasts from this tour.
Poddy the Wombat
Posted October 14th, 2007 by Alan LevineThis is a small demo to show how to add YouTube videos to something posted on the NMC web site.
What does a baby wombat look like? During my October 2007 trip to Australia , I had the opportunity to meet "Poddy", a baby wombat who was being taken care of by a family that rescues orphaned wombats. If they are not taken in they will not survive long on their own. They are raised until big enough to fend for themselves, and then released into the bush.
Slatenight Sessions on NMC Campus: Live Music
Posted October 19th, 2006 by NMCFollowing our panel discussion with Second Life musicians, we were treated to live performances from three of our guests, each playing from their home, and streaming music into the NMC Campus in Second Life.
