1. Lawrence G. Miller
Senior Director for Community College Relations
NMC: The New Media Consortium
Challenges, Trends & Important
Developments in Higher Educational
Technology
4. #NMCHz
The Horizon Project
NMC: The New Media Consortium
Launched 2002 by Laurence F. JohnsonLaunched 2002 by Laurence F. Johnson
To proactively identify technology trends
that could impact education, specifically
higher education
5. 32 Editions
10 reports in 2013
40+ translations
38 Editions
50+ Translations
12 Years of Global Research into Emerging Technology Uptake
The NMC Horizon Project
8. 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.
11. 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
12. Fast Trends: Driving changes in higher
education over the next 1 - 2 years
Growing Ubiquity of Social Media
Integration of Online, Hybrid, &
Collaborative Learning
13. 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
14. Long-Range Trend:: Driving changes
in higher education over the next 5+
years
Agile Approaches to Change
Evolution of Online Learning
15. Solvable Challenge: Those that we
understand and know how to solve
Low Digital Fluency of Faculty
Relative Lack of Rewards for Teaching
16. Difficult Challenge: Those we
understand but for which solutions are
elusive
Competition from New Models of Education
Scaling Teaching Innovations
17. Wicked Challenge: Those that are
complex to even define, much less
address
Expanding Access
Keeping Education Relevant
18. Important Developments in Educational
Technology for Higher Education
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: 1 Year or Less
Flipped Classroom
Learning Analytics
19. Important Developments in Educational
Technology for Higher Education
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: 2 to 3 Years
3-D Printing
Games and Gamification
20. Important Developments in Educational
Technology for Higher Education
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: 4 to 5 Years
Quantified Self
Virtual Assistants
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