Monday, July 16, 2018

2018 Horizon report preview

I had missed the preview of the 2018 Higher Education Horizon Report. The full report comes out next month, but this 18 page preview summaries the main forecast trends. These are:
I. Key Trends Accelerating Technology Adoption in Higher Education
Long-Term Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for five or more years

- Advancing Cultures of Innovation;
- Cross-Institution & Cross-Sector Collaboration
Mid-Term Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for the next three to five years
- Proliferation of Open Educational Resources;
- Rise of New Forms of Interdisciplinary Studies
Short-Term Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for the next one to two years
- Growing Focus on Measuring Learning;
- Redesigning Learning Spaces
II.Significant Challenges Impeding Technology Adoption in Higher Education
Solvable Challenges: Those that we understand and know how to solve

- Authentic Learning Experiences;
- Improving Digital Literacy
Difficult Challenges: Those that we understand but for which solutions are elusive
- Adapting Organizational Designs to the Future of Work;
- Advancing Digital Equity
Wicked Challenges: Those that are complex to even define, much less address
- Economic and Political Pressures;
- Rethinking the Roles of Educators
III.Important Developments in Educational Technology for Higher Education
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less

- Analytics Technologies;
- Makerspaces
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years
- Adaptive Learning Technologies;
- Artificial Intelligence
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years
- Mixed Reality;
- Robotics
Download from https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/4/nmc-horizon-report-preview-2018?
Photo by Sheila Webber: Palace Pier, Brighton, July 2018

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