The challenge is not making new media work - anyone with a copy of The Idiot s Guide to New Media can do that. The true challenge is making new media work for people. Today the giant new medium, the Internet, with over 250 million people worldwide is still just exciting potential. The Internet s greatest capabilities have yet to be realized. To realize the full potential of this medium, we must cultivate new ways of exploring it.
New media touches every aspect of our lives and impacts every field.
Students and teachers must become adept at approaching new media from a variety of different perspectives. In the New Media Institute, different people will work in different ways to explore new media. The New Media Institute will prepare tomorrow s new media leaders through its curriculum and the experiences it offers. The NMI will offer courses leading to certificates, and degrees to prepare new media professionals. New Media Courses.