[Asis-l] Horizon Report 2009 Profiles Six Key Emerging Technologies for Higher Education

[McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]]

Colleagues/

Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. "Campus leaders and practitioners alike use the report as a springboard for discussion around emerging technology," noted Larry Johnson, chief executive officer of the NMC. "Over the six years that the report has been published, the impact on technology planning and discussions on campuses has been substantial. [snip]

In defining the six selected areas for 2009 - mobile devices, cloud computing, geo-everything, the personal web, semantic-aware applications, and smart objects - the project tapped into an ongoing discussion among knowledgeable individuals in business, industry, and education, as well as published resources, current research and practice, and the expertise of the NMC and ELI communities. The Horizon Project's Advisory Board probes current trends and challenges in higher education, explores possible topics for the report, and ultimately selects the technologies to be profiled. 

Table of Contents

>>Executive Summary<<

■ Technologies to Watch

■ Key Trends

■ Critical Challenges

■ The Horizon Project

>>Time-to-Adoption: One Year or Less<<

Mobiles

Cloud Computing

>>Time-to-Adoption: Two to Three Years<<

Geo-Everything

The Personal Web

>>Time-to-Adoption: Four to Five Years<<

Semantic-Aware Applications

Smart Objects

Links to the Full Text As Well As An Associated Videocast And Previous Editions Are Available At

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Enjoy!

/Gerry 

Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University Library

Ames IA 5001

 gerrymck at iastate.edu 

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