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2. NMC Horizon Report
2013 Higher Education Edition
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4. 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.

8. Badging / Microcredit
Learning Analytics
Mobile Learning
MOOCs
Online Learning
Open Content
Open Licensing
Personal Learning Environment
Remote Labs
Virtual Labs
Learning
Technologies

9. Mobile Apps
3D Video
Tablet Computing
Telepresence
Quantified Self
BYOD
Digital Preservation
Flipped Classroom
Gamefication
Location Intelligence
Consumer
Technologies
Digital
Strategies

10. Collaborative Environments
Crowd Funding
Digital Identity
Crowd Sourcing
Tacit Intelligence
Collective Intelligence
Social Media
Technologies
Social Graph

11. Internet of Things
Cloud Computing
Real-Time Translation
Semantic Applications
Single Sign On
RSS
3D Printing
InfoViz
Visual Data Analysis
Volumetric Displays
Internet
Technology
Visualization
Technology

12. Open Hardware
Next-Gen Batteries
Speech-to-Speech
Virtual Assistants
Wireless Power
Affective Computing
Cellular Networks
Electrovibration
Flexible Displays
Geolocation
Location-Based Services
Machine Learning
Mobile Broadband
Natural User Interfaces
Near Field Communications
Enabling
Technologies

13. 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

14. Horizon Reports
Higher Education
K12 Education
Museums
European Union (K12)
Latin America (Higher Ed)
Regional/Sector Technology Outlooks
Australia / New Zealand / Brazil
UK / Norway / Singapore
Training / eLearning
STEM / Community Colleges
www.nmc.org/horizon-project

15. Slow: 5 yrs or more
Mid: 3-4 yrs
Fast: 1-2 yrs
Fast vs Slow Trends
Policy
Practice
Leadership

16. Solveable Challenge
Understandable
Solvable
Policy
Practice
Leadership

17. Difficult Challenge
Understandable
Solvable
Policy
Practice
Leadership

18. Wicked Challenge
Understandable
Solvable
Policy
Practice
Leadership

19. Technologies to Watch 2014
ONE YEAR OR LESS:
TWO TO THREE YEARS:
FOUR TO FIVE YEARS:
• Learning Analytics
• Flipped Classroom
• BYOD
• Massive Open Online Courses
• 3D Printing
• Games and Gamification
• The Internet of Things
• Wearable Technology
• Virtual Assistants
• Quantified Self
• Affective Computing
• Flexible Displays

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NMCHorizonReport
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Time-to-AdoptionHorizon:OneYearorLess
Time-to-AdoptionHorizon:TwotoThreeYears
Time-to-AdoptionHorizon:FourtoFiveYears

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