At a time of rapid, systemic change, decision-makers must be skilled at recognizing patterns that point to the future of higher education. Many resources exist that follow, describe, and analyze trends. One such resource is the NMC Horizon Report. The 2014 Higher Education Edition is a collaborative effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). For more than a decade, the NMC Horizon Project has been researching emerging technologies with the potential to affect teaching, learning, research, creative inquiry, and information management. How might you use this research to make the best possible strategic decisions to ensure mission-driven integration of pedagogy and technology? These NMC Horizon Report slides were used during an discussion led by NITLE Senior Fellow Bryan Alexander in which participants reviewed the Horizon Report, identified local patterns that supported or contradicted the projections described, and evaluated their potential impact for individual programs or institutions.

1. NMC Horizon Report
2013 Higher Education Edition
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go.nmc.org/2014-hied

2. 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

3. 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

5. 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.

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

7. Fast trends
• Growing ubiquity of social
media
• Integration of
online, hybrid, collaborative
learning

8. Mid-range trends
• Rise of data-driven learning
and assessment
• Students as consumers ->
students as creators

9. Long-range trends
• Agile approaches to
change
• Evolution of online
learning

10. Challenges Solvable to Wicked
Understandable
Solvable
Policy
Practice
Leadership

11. Solvable challenges
• Faculty’s low level of
digital fluency
• Relative lack of rewards
for teaching

12. Difficult challenges
• Competition from new
education models
• Scaling teaching
innovations

13. Wicked challenges
•Expanding access
•Keeping education
relevant

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

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

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. Technologies to Watch 2014
ONE YEAR OR LESS:
• Learning Analytics
• Flipped Classroom
• BYOD
• Massive Open
Online Courses

20. Technologies to Watch 2014
TWO TO THREE YEARS:
• 3D Printing
• Games and
Gamification
• The Internet of
Things
• Wearable
Technology

21. Technologies to Watch 2014
FOUR TO FIVE YEARS:
• Virtual Assistants
• Quantified Self
• Affective Computing
• Flexible Displays

22. NMCHorizonReport
2013K12Edition
NMCHorizonReport
2014HigherEducationEdition
NMCHorizonReport
2013MuseumEdition
Time-to-AdoptionHorizon:OneYearorLess
Time-to-AdoptionHorizon:TwotoThreeYears
Time-to-AdoptionHorizon:FourtoFiveYears

23. #NMCHz

24. Bryan Alexander, the blog
http://bryanalexander.org
On the Twitters
http://twitter.com/BryanAlexander
The email
bryan.alexander@gmail.com