Lawrence G. MillerSenior Director for Community College RelationsNMC: The New Media Consortium

Challenges, Trends & Important Developments in Higher Educational Technology

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It is just unevenlydistributed

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The Horizon ProjectNMC: The New Media ConsortiumLaunched 2002 by Laurence F. JohnsonLaunched 2002 by Laurence F. JohnsonTo proactively identify technology trends that could impact education, specifically higher education

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The Horizon ProjectNMC: The New Media ConsortiumHorizon Report: Higher Education

Edition

Horizon Report: Museum Edition

Horizon Report: K-12 Edition

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The Horizon ProjectNMC: The New Media ConsortiumHorizon Project Technology OutlookSector Analysis

STEM+ Education

Community, Technical & Junior

Colleges

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The Horizon ProjectNMC: The New Media ConsortiumHorizon Project Technology OutlookRegional Analysis

Latin American Higher Education

Australian Tertiary Education

32 Editions10 reports in 2013

40+ translations

38 Editions50+

Translations12 Years of Global Research into Emerging Technology

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The NMC Horizon Project

My Involvement

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The research behind the NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition is jointly conducted by the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE Program. The ELI’s critical participation in the production of this report and their strong support for the NMC Horizon Project is gratefully acknowledged.

Acknowledgements

The NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition Edition is a publication of the New Media Consortium and is made possible via a grant from the World Bank.

What are we looking at?

Badging / Microcredit Learning Analytics

Mobile LearningMOOCs

Online LearningOpen Content

Open LicensingPersonal Learning Environment

Remote LabsVirtual Labs

LearningTechnologies

Mobile Apps 3D Video

Tablet Computing Telepresence Quantified SelfBYOD

Digital Preservation Flipped ClassroomGamefication

Location Intelligence

ConsumerTechnologies

Digital Strategies

Collaborative Environments

Crowd Funding

Digital IdentityCrowd Sourcing

Tacit IntelligenceCollective Intelligence

Social MediaTechnologies

Social Graph

Internet of Things Cloud Computing

Real-Time Translation Semantic

ApplicationsSingle Sign On RSS

3D Printing InfoViz

Visual Data Analysis Volumetric

Displays

InternetTechnology

VisualizationTechnology

Open HardwareNext-Gen Batteries

Speech-to-SpeechVirtual Assistants

Wireless Power

Affective Computing

Cellular NetworksElectrovibration Flexible Displays Geolocation

Location-Based ServicesMachine LearningMobile Broadband

Natural User InterfacesNear Field Communications

EnablingTechnologies

How does the process work?

Lens of Practical Outcomes

PolicyLeadershipPractice

Slow: 5 yrs or more

Mid: 3-4 yrs

Fast: 1-2 yrs

Trend Horizons over Time

Solvable Challenges

Difficult Challenges

Wicked Challenges

Degrees of Difficulty

Hz Advisory Boards

Each project board represents an international, multi-disciplinary group of between 40 - 50 technology experts from both within and outside higher education

Participation on any Horizon Project advisory board is by invitation and includes self-nomination

Hz Customized Wiki

Hz Customized WikiHorizon Report Sandbox -- where we do our work

An Advisory Board reviews resources as part of their background research, then marks those they consider important with their wiki signature

Emerging TechnologiesChallenges and TrendsPublished 'Technologies to Watch' ListsTechnology in Popular CultureReports and ResearchMiscellanea - Stories, Examples, Food for ThoughtEssays and Interviews on the Future

Fast Trends: Driving changes in higher education over the next 1 - 2 years

Growing Ubiquity of Social Media

Integration of Online, Hybrid, & Collaborative Learning

Mid-Range Trend: Driving changes in higher education over the next 3 - 5 years

Rise of Data-Driven Learning & Assessment

Shift from Students as Consumers to Students as Creators

Long-Range Trend:: Driving changes in higher education over the next 5+ years

Agile Approaches to Change

Evolution of Online Learning

Solvable Challenge: Those that we understand and know how to solve

Low Digital Fluency of Faculty

Relative Lack of Rewards for Teaching

Difficult Challenge: Those we understand but for which solutions are elusive

Competition from New Models of Education

Scaling Teaching Innovations

Wicked Challenge: Those that are complex to even define, much less address

Expanding Access

Keeping Education Relevant

Important Developments in Educational Technology for Higher EducationTime-to-Adoption Horizon: 1 Year or LessFlipped Classroom

Learning Analytics

Important Developments in Educational Technology for Higher EducationTime-to-Adoption Horizon: 2 to 3 Years3-D Printing

Games and Gamification

Important Developments in Educational Technology for Higher EducationTime-to-Adoption Horizon: 4 to 5 YearsQuantified Self

Virtual Assistants

How accurate have the projections been?

Pretty darn good

NMC Horizon Project Navigator

Keeps the work of each Hz project alive as a dynamic social media platform overlying a comprehensive collection of resources

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