The 2009 Horizon Report is out today and is worth a look. While it does not specifically address online learning, it does speak to the inevitability of increased use of technology in teaching and learning.
This quote is from the blog: Friends: Social Networking Sites for Engaged Library Services Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. “Campus leaders and practitioners alike use the report as a springboard for discussion around emerging technology,” noted Larry Johnson, chief executive officer of the NMC. “Over the six years that the report has been published, the impact on technology planning and discussions on campuses has been substantial. Now with six years of data to consider, we continue to look back at the overarching trends over time. What we see is that there are several long-term, conceptual themes that have affected, and continue to affect, the practice of teaching and learning in profound ways.” More than 75,000 copies of the 2008 Horizon Report were distributed in print and electronically last year.
The six areas of emerging technologies selected this year that will have significant impact on higher education:
- Mobiles
- Cloud Computing
- Geo-everything
- The Personal Web
- Semantic-Aware Applications
- Smart Objects
You can download the full report or watch a video of the presentation introducing the report to the world. It’s nearly 54 minutes long (the first 10 minutes are introductory) but I took a glance with no intention of watching the full thing and then couldn’t turn it off. Lots to think about here.
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