{"id":249,"date":"2010-02-16T17:01:52","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T22:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuweb1.neu.edu\/ats\/wordpress\/?p=148"},"modified":"2014-02-01T21:31:07","modified_gmt":"2014-02-02T02:31:07","slug":"the-horizon-report-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markallenstaples.com\/2010\/02\/16\/the-horizon-report-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"The Horizon Report \u2013 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

About the Horizon Report<\/h2>\n

The Horizon Report 2010 was released this past January 15.\u00a0 If you are unfamiliar with this annual Report; it is the result of the New Media Consortium Horizon Project \u2013 a qualitative research project started in 2002 and is a collaborative effort between the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) and the New Media Consortium (NMC). \u00a0First published in 2004, it identifies and describes six areas of emerging technology likely to have a significant impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression in higher education within three adoption horizons: a year or less, two to three years, and four to five years.<\/p>\n

The Next Year<\/h2>\n

This year\u2019s report identifies the following technologies that will have a significant impact on higher education with the next year:<\/p>\n

Mobile Computing<\/h3>\n

While it doesn\u2019t take much of a prognosticator to predict the impact of mobile computing \u2013 what this should do for any institution is to evaluate the delivery of all types of content through mobile technology.\u00a0 Some content that could be delivered through a mobile interface are: course scheduling, the class schedule with notifications of cancellations or delays, access to assignments with due dates, view grades, integrated communications; these along with a campus directory and campus maps would be helpful for most students.<\/p>\n

Northeastern has been piloting a mobile application that is still in development that will have a campus map and access to Blackboard.<\/p>\n

Open Content<\/h3>\n

This much more controversial topic is where faculty, programs, and\/or colleges makes their course content available free of charge.\u00a0 MIT started this over a decade ago.\u00a0 In theory, a student could get an MIT education without the degree.\u00a0 Some may argue this point, but as more content is made available, students will begin comparing programs based on what they see online.<\/p>\n

Two to Three Years<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ll cover one more technology that the Horizon Report believes will have a significant impact on higher education within the next two to three years. Download the full report to read about all of the technologies.<\/p>\n

Electronic Books<\/h3>\n

This past Christmas saw a significant rise in the sale of e-books. Apple just announced it\u2019s iPad that will compete with the Amazon Kindle, the Sony Reader, and others.\u00a0 This iPhone like interface will once again have a major impact in this space. In order for electronic books to make an impact on the classroom, I see two primary changes that need to take place: 1) Publishers will need to modify their business model to incent readers to purchase electronic books. 2) Make it easy for self-publishers (i.e. faculty and students) to easily make content available to the class.\u00a0 Apple\u2019s entry into this market begins to impact delivery through media like iTunesU.<\/p>\n

How to Get the Full Report<\/h2>\n

To download this year\u2019s Horizon Report and others, click on the links below:<\/p>\n