“This 13th edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education. Six key trends, six significant challenges, and six important developments in educational technology are placed directly in the context of their likely impact on the core missions of universities and colleges, and detailed in succinct, non-technical, and unbiased presentations.” More here.

Trends:

Long-Term Impact Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for five or more years

• Advancing Cultures of Innovation
• Rethinking How Institutions Work

Mid-Term Impact Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for three to five years

• Redesigning Learning Spaces
• Shift to Deeper Learning Approaches

Short-Term Impact Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for the next one to two years

• Growing Focus on Measuring Learning
• Increasing Use of Blended Learning Designs

The full report is available online.