NMC Horizon Report on Higher Education 2013

The NMC Horizon Report provides an unbiased source of information to help education leaders, policy makers, and academics easily understand the key emerging technologies, and when they are likely to enter mainstream use and impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in higher education.

The 2013 Higher Education report identifies the following technologies will impact on HE in the next half-decade:

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less

• Flipped Classroom
• Massively Open Online Courses
• Mobile Apps
• Tablet Computing

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years

• Augmented Reality
• Game-Based Learning
• The Internet of Things
• Learning Analytics

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years

• 3D Printing
• Flexible Displays
• Next Generation Batteries
• Wearable Technology