The NMC Horizon Report > 2012 Museum Edition is a co-production between the NMC and the Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts (MIDEA) and examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in education and interpretation within the museum environment.

The NMC Horizon Report > 2012 Museum Edition identifies six emerging technology topics, as well as key trends and critical challenges, through a research process designed and conducted by the NMC with the 2012 Museum Advisory Board. This international body of luminaries in the museum, education, and technology sectors engaged in a discussion based on a set of research questions intended to surface significant trends and challenges and to identify a broad array of potential technologies.

Authors: Johnson, L., Adams Becker, S., Witchey, H., Cummins, M., Estrada V., Freeman, A., and Ludgate, H

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The NMC (New Media Consortium) 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 advisory boards and others helping the NMC conduct cutting edge research.