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The NMC and Open Universities Australia have jointly released the 2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report at a media event in Victoria, Australia and a special session in Melbourne. This report applies the process developed for the NMC Horizon Project, with a focus on identifying and describing emerging technologies likely to have an impact on teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary institutions across Australia. Twelve emerging technologies are recognized across three adoption horizons over the next one to five years, as well as key trends and challenges expected to continue over the same period, giving campus leaders and practitioners a valuable guide for strategic technology planning.

The 2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education identifies BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), flipped classroom, mobile learning, and online learning as technologies expected to enter mainstream use at Australian tertiary institutions in the first horizon of one year or less. Badges/microcredits, games and gamification, learning analytics, and open content are seen in the second horizon of two to three years; the Internet of Things, machine learning, natural user interfaces, and wearable technology are seen emerging in the third horizon of four to five years.

The subject matter in this report was identified through a qualitative research process designed and conducted by the NMC that engages a body of experts in education, technology, business, and other fields with a distinctly Australian perspective around a set of research questions designed to surface significant trends and challenges and to identify emerging technologies with a strong likelihood of adoption in Australian tertiary education. The 2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education details the areas in which these experts were in strong agreement.

“Campus leaders and practitioners across Australia will use the report as a springboard for discussion around significant trends and challenges,” said Dr. Larry Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the NMC and Co-Principal Investigator for the report. “The biggest trends identified by the expert panel this year point to the increased focus on digital delivery for teaching and learning and the use of personal devices among students and faculty. Online learning, too, is taking on greater importance for many tertiary level courses at Australian institutions, driving innovative practices such as the flipped classroom and hybrid learning models, which foster learning experiences outside of the classroom.”

“Open Universities Australia is pleased to have collaborated with the NMC on this very compelling report,” said David Cummings, Director of Learning Quality, Courses and Quality at Open Universities Australia and the Co-Principal Investigator for the report. “Technologies, when applied creatively, have the potential to enhance teaching and learning in tertiary education. We believe this report will support and even accelerate the integration of emerging technologies by informing Australian educational leaders about important developments, trends, and challenges."

The 2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education is available online, free of charge, and is released under a Creative Commons license to facilitate its widespread use, easy duplication, and broad distribution.

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About Open Universities Australia
Owned by seven of Australia’s premier universities, Open Universities Australia (OUA) is the national leader in quality online tertiary education. Enrolling more than 250,000 students since 1993, OUA provides access to over 1700 units and 180 qualifications taught by more than 20 leading Australian universities and tertiary education providers. Visit www.open.edu.au.

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