Most Popular of 2015, No. 7: Did higher education get these trends right?

Trends

Short term (1-2 years):

• Increasing use of blended learning
• Redesigning learning spaces

Mid-term (3-4 years):

• Growing focus on measuring learning
• Proliferation of Open Educational Resources (OER)

Long-term (5+ years):

• Advancing cultures of change and innovation
• Increasing cross-institution collaboration

Emerging Technologies

Near-term (1 year or less):

• BYOD
• Flipped classroom

Mid-term (2-3 years):

• Makerspaces
• Wearable technology

Far-term (4-5 years):

• Adaptive learning tech
• The Internet of Things (IoT)

Challenges

Solvable

• Blending formal and informal learning
• Improving digital literacy

Difficult

• Personalized learning
• Teaching complex thinking

Wicked

• Competing models of education
• Rewards for teaching

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Each topic is further defined and explained in context within the Report. Each also closes with an annotated list of suggested readings and additional examples that expand on the discussion. These resources, along with other readings, can be found in the project’s open content database that is accessible via the free NMC Horizon EdTech Weekly App for iOS and Android devices.

All the background materials for the Report, including the research data, preliminary selections, topic preview and more can be downloaded free on iTunesU.

The Report will be published in full Wednesday, February 11^th, here: http://go.nmc.org/2015-hied

NMC and EDUCAUSE say it is their hope that this research will “help to inform the choices that institutions are making about technology to improve, support, or extend teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in higher education across the globe.”