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Table of Contents
Executive Summary 2
Introduction 4
Key Trends Accelerating Technology Adoption in Higher Education 8
Long-Term Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for five or more years
Advancing Cultures of Innovation 10
Cross-Institution & Cross-Sector Collaboration 12
Mid-Term Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for the next three to five years
Proliferation of Open Educational Resources 14
The Rise of New Forms of Interdisciplinary Studies 16
Short-Term Trends: Driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for the next one to two years
Growing Focus on Measuring Learning 18
Redesigning Learning Spaces 20
Significant Challenges Impeding Technology Adoption in Higher Education 22
Solvable Challenges: Those that we understand and know how to solve
Authentic Learning Experiences 24
Improving Digital Literacy 26
Difficult Challenges: Those that we understand but for which solutions are elusive
Adapting Organizational Designs to the Future of Work 28
Advancing Digital Equity 30
Wicked Challenges: Those that are complex to even define, much less address
Economic and Political Pressures 32
Rethinking the Roles of Educators 34
Important Developments in Educational Technology for Higher Education 36
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less
Analytics Technologies 38
Makerspaces 40
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years
Adaptive Learning Technologies 42
Artificial Intelligence 44
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years
Mixed Reality 46
Robotics 48
Methodology 50
The 2018 Higher Education Expert Panel 52
Endnotes 53
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Samantha Adams Becker, Malcolm Brown, Eden Dahlstrom,
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