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2016 Higher Education Horizon Report

A perennial favorite, the 2016 New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon report for Higher Education is out! In it, they talk about “six key trends, six significant challenges, and six important developments in educational technology” and “their likely impact on the core missions of universities and colleges.” Interestingly we are seeing many of these trends affecting academic libraries in the CMLE region. A new library at SCTCC and new work on a Learning Commons at CSB/SJU reflect a focus on “redesigning learning spaces” and “rethinking how institutions currently work.” Check out the table of contents below to get a quick snapshot or check out the whole report now.

Key Trends Accelerating Technology Adoption in Higher Education:

  • Advancing Cultures of Innovation
  • Rethinking How Institutions Work
  • Redesigning Learning Spaces
  • Shift to Deeper Learning Approaches
  • Growing Focus on Measuring Learning
  • Increasing Use of Blended Learning Designs
  • Blending Formal and Informal Learning
  • Improving Digital Literacy
  • Competing Models of Education
  • Personalizing Learning
  • Balancing Our Connected and Unconnected Lives
  • Keeping Education Relevant
  • Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
  • Learning Analytics and Adaptive Learning
  • Augmented and Virtual Reality
  • Makerspaces
  • Affective Computing
  • Robotics

Read the whole report now.

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30 Higher Ed thought leaders identify trends

GraduateWhere is Higher Education headed? Expansion? Contraction? Maybe a little of both? What are the things keeping college presidents up at night? That was the premise behind University Business’s interview with 30 Higher Education thought leaders. This easy read identifies the thought leader, and their very short description of a trend. Skim it now….

One common trend was the idea of remote learning. This is the idea of online classes and/or some students taking classes remotely and not in a traditional classroom. How will Academic Libraries evolve to serve these students? Some are already serving remote students with a robust website and online content. While others have decided to position themselves in the hands-on, in-person niche. Regardless of which type of student you serve, ensuring access to the materials they need will always be important!

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Hurdles with BYOE in Higher Ed

photo-1434494878577-86c23bcb06b9BYOE, or Bring Your Own Everything, is the newest hurdle many college campuses are facing. What happens when students try to access your network with a Windows Laptop, an iPhone, an Apple Watch, AND a PlayStation 4? This was the premise behind a discussion recently between 4 higher ed. IT leaders. In it they talk about the problems and the benefits of having a BYOE policy at their college or university. Additionally, they talked about how BYOE was changing teaching and learning, impacting campus IT strategy, and finally they talked about the future of BYOE.

“The future of BYOE includes even more devices and even more bandwidth utilization and even more issues with things like security and support”

Read the whole discussion now!

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Save the Date & Submit Session Proposals: MN eLearning Summit 2014

eLearningGreetings,It is a new year and time for another fantastic opportunity to be a part of Minnesota’s eLearning Summit 2014. Please join us on July 30-31 on the beautiful University of Northwestern campus (St. Paul) to hear keynote speakers Cable Green (Creative Commons) and Robbie Melton (Tennessee Board of Regents). Cable is an advocate for open policies that promote free and open education materials and Robbie is a mobile education innovator. You will want to hear and see these dynamic, engaging, and relevant keynoters first hand!

The Summit:

Our venue brings together K-12 and Higher Education practitioners to engage in presentations and conversations that promote the use of technology in teaching and learning. This affordable conference is in-state and focused on all things digital when it comes to learning – online learning, electronic portfolios, digital resources, you name it. Our Summit is designed specifically for K-12 and post-secondary educators, public and private sectors, to join together for meaningful interaction regarding effective uses of technology with teaching and learning.

Call for Proposals:

The Summit program committee is looking for good presenters from K-12 and post-secondary education.  We strongly encourage  those with a K-12 focus to contribute presentations at the Summit. We wish to provide a balanced set of offerings for our post-secondary and K-12 attendees. This year’s theme is Open. Online. Opportunity. This theme opens the doors and windows of our thinking and practice regarding education as we consider current realities and future possibilities. Through national leaders in education as keynote speakers, interactive breakout sessions, showcase sessions featuring innovative technologies, and various ways to network with colleagues, we will consider what we do and what we might do together.

We want your session proposals! If you have a presentation idea for the Summit, we ask that you follow this hyperlink to the Conference Call for Proposals.

If you have questions about Summit session proposals, please feel free to contact one of the conference program co-chairs.

Mary Mehsikomer
Co-Chair eLearning Summit 2014
Technology Integration Development & Outreach Facilitator
TIES
1667 Snelling Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 999-6510
E-mail: mary.mehsikomer@ties.k12.mn.us
Skype: mary.mehsikomer2
Twitter: marytmm

Deborah W. Proctor, Ph.D.
Co-Chair eLearning Summit 2014
Online & Digital Learning Specialist
MDE-Center for Postsecondary Success
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
eMail:  deborah.proctor@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-582-8328
Fax: 651-582-8876
WebEx: https://mde.webex.com/meet/DProctor

Registration:

Registration for the Summit will open in February. Early registration rates will be provided until March 31, 2014. The Summit provides scholarship discounts for students (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral) as well as scholarship discounts for K-12 educators.

Group Rates: Because your institution will benefit most from Summit information when a team of colleagues attend the Summit together, we provide group discounts (teams of 5 or more.) Please plan now to register as an institution team for Summit 2014.

Conference registration includes access to all Summit events, materials, meals, and parking. Inexpensive on-campus lodging is also available on the host-university campus for those outside of the metro area.

Please request additional information on the conference and submit a session or workshop proposal.

Sincerely,

MN eLearning Summit Planning Committee

The Minnesota eLearning Summit is sponsored by the Minnesota Learning Commons: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, TIES, Minitex, eFolioMinnesota and myeFolio. 

Summit Host site:  University of Northwestern – St. Paul.

 

Minnesota Learning Commons is a collaboration of Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and University of Minnesota.

Minnesota Learning Commons Online Support is located at 150 2nd Street SW, Perham, Minnesota 56573.
An Equal Opportunity employer/educator.

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2014 Ed Tech Trends

Image by Mosi. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licensing.
Image by Mosi. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

It is easy to see how ed tech trends cut across all types of libraries. As K-12 students experience more tech integration in their classrooms, it affects how they approach learning, and flavors the experience they expect at the public library and upon entering college too. Some of our medical librarians feel the increased expectations too for digital learning objects and more integrated information sources. The short list of seven ed tech trends shared by iLibrarian recently are listed below, but don’t stop there, see her blog post which includes  infographics and more information on all of these trends.

  1. 3 D Printing
  2. MOOCs
  3. Big Data
  4. Digital Textbooks
  5. Gamification
  6. The Flipped Classroom
  7. Mobile Learning