EDUCAUSE NERCOMP 2008 Think Stop #2

EDUCAUSE NERCOMP 2008 Think Stop #2What is the most exciting trend in higher education? 

What is the most exciting trend in higher education?

• Free, quick, easy web presence
• Increasing IT worker salaries
• Fully engaged and interactive distance learning
• Virtualization
• Shift of focus from retaining information to developing skills that allow for application and creativity
• Distance Learning
• Video games
• Removing barriers to publication
• Offsite data protection
• Leveraging technology for better student-teacher relationships centered around inclusive educational practices
• Active Learning
• Reflective practice
• Reflection and workplace learning
• Preventing the Abilene paradox – (Amen!)
• Peer coaching
• Universal adult literacy
• Data mining
• Cyberinfrastructure
• On-line collaboration
• Collaboration/Social networking
• Collaborative support (space & tools) for teaching and learning
• Cross-disciplinary learning
• Globalization
• Web 2.0, cheap, easy, flexible, do it yourself communication tools
• Distance Learning