2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Australia Tertiary Education

Australian tertiary education is expected to face these key challenges during the next five years.

These trends are expected to have a significant impact on the ways in which Australian tertiary institutions approach their core missions of teaching, learning, and creative inquiry.

These topics were added to the list of key emerging technologies developing to the point that Australian tertiary institutions should begin to take notice during the next 4 to 5 years.

A carefully selected panel of experts was asked to consider hundreds of relevant articles, news, blog posts, research, and project examples as part of the preparation that ultimately pinpointed the most notable emerging technology topics, trends, and challenges for Australian tertiary education over the next five years.

The 2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and Open Universities Australia to help inform Australian education leaders about significant developments in technologies supporting teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary education.