From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:18:05 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [8.40.153.4] (account joan@cni.org HELO [172.20.0.93]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.12) with ESMTPSA id 32121172 for cni-announce@cni.org; Wed, 15 Feb 2017 07:31:00 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_7DBAA429-A179-49C8-9954-0DB8E081B92D" Subject: 2017 NMC Horizon Report for Higher Education Released X-Original-Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 07:30:57 -0500 References: X-Original-To: "cni-announce@cni.org (cni-announce@cni.org)" X-Original-Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_7DBAA429-A179-49C8-9954-0DB8E081B92D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 At the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Conference today, the = 2017 NMC Horizon Report Higher Education Edition will be formally = released. This popular resource assists campuses in their planning for = technologies that will have an impact on learning, teaching, and = creative inquiry. You can freely download the report from the links = below. (I served on the advisory group for this report and am currently a = member of the NMC Board.) --Joan Lippincott, CNI Tweet Share Share Forward =20 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samantha Becker, Senior Director, Publications & = Communications, NMC 512.445.4200 | communications@nmc.org =20 Rosa Vivanco, Senior Associate: Education, Communications Strategy Group 815.954.7867 | rvivanco@wearecsg.com =20 =20 NMC and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Release the=20 NMC Horizon Report > 2017 Higher Ed Edition =20 Annual explores the trends, challenges, and technology developments = poised to disrupt higher education worldwide. =20 Houston, TX (February 15, 2017) =97 The New Media Consortium (NMC) and = EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) are jointly releasing the NMC Horizon = Report > 2017 Higher Education Edition at the 2017 ELI Annual Meeting. = This 14thedition 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 higher 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. The topics are summarized in the = accompanying infographic. =20 =20 Top 10 =93Talking Points=94 About the Report =20 1. For the first time ever, the Introduction looks back at the = trajectory of NMC Horizon Report > Higher Education Edition topics for = the past six years. Over time, Blended Learning Designs has been the = most pervasive trend, competition from new models of education the most = targeted challenge, and learning analytics the most impactful technology = development. =20 2. The topics in the report were selected by a diverse panel of 78 = experts. Institutional leaders, educators, instructional designers, = technologists, industry leaders, and other key stakeholders from 22 = countries comprise this year=92s expert panel. They engaged in a = three-month virtual discussion to share how the trends, challenges, and = technologies are materializing in their environments. =20 3. The Executive Summary presents ten highlights capturing the big = picture themes of educational change that underpin the 18 topics.Among = the themes are the notions that advancing progressive learning = approaches requires cultural transformation and that digital fluency is = more than just understanding how to use technology. =20 4. Icons are placed next to each topic in the report to signify the = broader categories they belong to. They are: Expanding Access and = Convenience, Spurring Innovation, Fostering Authentic Learning, Tracking = and Evaluating Evidence, Improving the Teaching Profession, and = Spreading Digital Fluency. The NMC intends to carry through these = =93meta-categories=94 from edition to edition as benchmarks. =20 5. The report illuminates examples of compelling trends, solutions, and = technology initiatives already in practice at colleges and universities. = Institutions seeking inspiration, models, and tactical insight around = strategy and technology deployment can look to these exemplars from = across the world. =20 6. New to the Higher Education Edition are the challenges of the = Achievement Gap and Advancing Digital Equity. The expert panel=92s = inclusion of these topics signals a need to devise technology-enabled = solutions that increase access and equity for students of all = backgrounds with college completion and student success at the heart. =20 7. Both Next-Generation LMS and Artificial Intelligence are new = technology developments to this edition. The former topic reflects the = desire for enabling educators to unbundle all of the components of a = learning experience and allow them to remix open content and educational = apps in unique and compelling ways. The latter has the potential to = enhance online learning, adaptive learning, and research processes in = ways that more intuitively respond to and engage with students. =20 8. Advancing Cultures of Innovation and Deeper Learning Approaches are = identified as the two most impactful long-term trends. This means that = both trends have been present in higher education for quite some time = and will persist as key priorities for institutions. Both topics reflect = an emphasis on learning environments that stimulate creativity and the = acquisition of real-world skills. =20 9. Managing Knowledge Obsolescence and Rethinking the Roles of Educators = are considered the most wicked challenges. Processes must be established = for both technology and pedagogy discovery so higher education = professionals can filter, interpret, organize, and retrieve information = in an efficient and insightful manner. The shift to student-centered = learning requires educators to act as guides and facilitators. =20 10. Translations of the report are planned for six languages, which will = all be made publicly and freely available on NMC.org: Chinese (Beijing = Open University); German (Multimedia Kontor Hamburg); Japanese (Open = University of Japan); Korean (Korea Education & Research Information = Service =96 KERIS); Russian (Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO); and = Spanish (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja =96 UNIR). =20 =93The NMC Horizon Project has now informed strategic planning and = decision-making around technology for 15 years and we are incredibly = grateful for ELI=92s partnership,=94 says Eden Dahlstrom, Executive = Director of the NMC. =93It=92s exciting to see the expert panel surface = visions for technologies that support the student-centric learning = ecosystem that is ripe for innovation to help facilitate deeper = learning.=94 =20 =93With respect to teaching and learning, higher education finds itself = in a time when it is buffeted by inflection points and the NMC Horizon = Report is an invaluable tool for plotting a course through them,=94 says = ELI Director Malcolm Brown. =93The ELI is very pleased to be able to = contribute to the report=92s development. The triangulation of trends, = challenges, and developments in educational technology makes the report = a unique resource. =93 =20 The NMC Horizon Report > 2017 Higher Education Edition is published = under a Creative Commons license to facilitate its widespread use, easy = duplication, and broad distribution. =20 > Download the report (PDF) =20 =20 ### =20 About the New Media Consortium (NMC) The NMC is an international not-for-profit consortium of = learning-focused organizations committed to the exploration and use of = new media and new technologies. The NMC is world-renowned for its NMC = Horizon Project, which produces the NMC Horizon Report series, charting = the uptake of emerging technologies in various learning sectors = worldwide. Since 1993, the NMC and its members have dedicated themselves = to analyzing and developing potential applications of emerging = technologies and progressive approaches for teaching, learning, = research, and creative inquiry. To learn more, visit www.nmc.org. About EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) EDUCAUSE is a higher education technology association which helps higher = education elevate the impact of IT. The ELI is the division within = EDUCAUSE that is focused on higher education=92s teaching and learning = mission. The ELI=92s vision is that learning is best served by the = confluence of a learner-centered approach, the incorporation of learning = principles and science, and the creative application of digital = technology. For more information on the ELI, visitwww.educause.edu/eli.=20= =20 New Media Consortium 1250 Capital of Texas Hwy South Building 3, Suite 400 Austin, Texas 78746 P: 512.445.4200 E: communications@nmc.org http://www.nmc.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list --Apple-Mail=_7DBAA429-A179-49C8-9954-0DB8E081B92D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 At the EDUCAUSE Learning = Initiative (ELI) Annual Conference today, the 2017 NMC Horizon Report = Higher Education Edition will be formally released. This popular = resource assists campuses in their planning for technologies that will = have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry. You can = freely download the report from the links below.
(I served on the = advisory group for this report and am currently a member of the NMC = Board.)
--Joan Lippincott, CNI

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FOR IMMEDIATE = RELEASE
Contact:  Samantha Becker, Senior Director, Publications = & Communications, NMC
512.445.4200  | NMC and = EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Release = the 
NMC Horizon Report > 2017 Higher Ed = Edition
 
Annual explores the = trends, challenges, and technology developments poised to disrupt higher = education worldwide.
 

Houston, = TX (February 15, 2017) =97 The New Media Consortium (NMC) and EDUCAUSE = Learning Initiative (ELI) are jointly releasing the NMC Horizon Report > 2017 = Higher Education Edition at the 2017 ELI Annual Meeting. = This 14thedition 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 higher 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. The topics are = summarized in the accompanying infographic.
 

 

Top 10 =93Talking Points=94 = About the Report

 
1. For the first time ever, the = Introduction looks back at the trajectory of NMC Horizon Report = > Higher Education Edition topics for the past six = years. Over time, Blended Learning Designs has been the = most pervasive trend, competition from new models of education the most = targeted challenge, and learning analytics the most impactful technology = development.
 
2. The topics in the report were = selected by a diverse panel of 78 experts. Institutional = leaders, educators, instructional designers, technologists, industry = leaders, and other key stakeholders from 22 countries comprise this = year=92s expert panel. They engaged in a three-month virtual discussion to share how the trends, = challenges, and technologies are materializing in their = environments.
 
3. The Executive Summary presents ten = highlights capturing the big picture themes of educational change that = underpin the 18 topics.Among the themes are the notions that = advancing progressive learning approaches requires cultural = transformation and that digital fluency is more than just understanding = how to use technology.
 
4. Icons are placed next to = each topic in the report to signify the broader categories they belong = to. They are: Expanding Access and Convenience, Spurring = Innovation, Fostering Authentic Learning, Tracking and Evaluating = Evidence, Improving the Teaching Profession, and Spreading Digital = Fluency. The NMC intends to carry through these =93meta-categories=94 = from edition to edition as benchmarks.
 
5. The = report illuminates examples of compelling trends, solutions, and = technology initiatives already in practice at colleges and = universities. Institutions seeking inspiration, models, = and tactical insight around strategy and technology deployment can look = to these exemplars from across the world.
 
6. New to = the Higher Education Edition are the challenges of the Achievement Gap = and Advancing Digital Equity. The expert panel=92s = inclusion of these topics signals a need to devise technology-enabled = solutions that increase access and equity for students of all = backgrounds with college completion and student success at the = heart.
 
7. Both Next-Generation LMS and Artificial = Intelligence are new technology developments to this = edition. The former topic reflects the desire for enabling = educators to unbundle all of the components of a learning experience and = allow them to remix open content and educational apps in unique and = compelling ways. The latter has the potential to enhance online = learning, adaptive learning, and research processes in ways that more = intuitively respond to and engage with students.
 
8. = Advancing Cultures of Innovation and Deeper Learning Approaches are = identified as the two most impactful long-term = trends. This means that both trends have been present in = higher education for quite some time and will persist as key priorities = for institutions. Both topics reflect an emphasis on learning = environments that stimulate creativity and the acquisition of real-world = skills.
 
9. Managing Knowledge Obsolescence and = Rethinking the Roles of Educators are considered the most wicked = challenges. Processes must be established for both = technology and pedagogy discovery so higher education professionals can = filter, interpret, organize, and retrieve information in an efficient = and insightful manner. The shift to student-centered learning requires = educators to act as guides and facilitators.
 
10. = Translations of the report are planned for six languages, which will all = be made publicly and freely available on 

 

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