What is State of the Art? Trends and Technology in Higher Ed

Eileen G. AbelsSimmons College GSLIS

Reboot: Envisioning FLO through 2020June 5, 2014

How can you achieve and maintainstate of the art systems?

"The mission of Fenway Libraries Online is to support education and research at its member institutions through a state-of-the-art library system that delivers reliable and relevant information services and promotes resource sharing.” (Strategic Plan 2007-2009)

Trends and Technologies to Watchin Higher Education

HORIZON REPORT 2014 Higher Education Edition

• Fast: 1-2 years

• Mid-range: 2 – 3 years

• Long-range: 4- 5 years

NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2014-nmc-horizon-report-he-EN-SC.pdf

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Fast: Ubiquity of Social Media:

Fast: Integration of online, hybrid and collaborative learning

“YouTube Subtracts Racy and Raucous to Add a Teaching Tool” NYT March 10, 2012

Mid-range: Data driven assessment and learning

Mid-Range: Shift to students as creators

Britton, Laruen. The Makings of Maker Spaces, Part 1: Space for Creation, Not Just Consumption Library Journal October 1, 2012

Long range: Agile approaches to change

Llopis, Glenn. Entrepreneurship Isn’t Just A Business Term Anymore; It’s a Way of Life. 8/15/2011 Forbes Magazine http://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/

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Long Range: Evolution of Online Learning

The Year of the MOOC NYT 11/2/2012

One of Many Challenges: Digital Fluency of Faculty

A Honeysett. How Do We Teach Digital Literacy to Digital Natives? Edudemic: Connecting Education & Technology May 22, 2014http://www.edudemic.com/teach-digital-literacy-digital-natives/

Discussion

• How are you contributing or could you contribute to your institution with efforts relating to:– Social media?– Students as producers?– Innovation and entrepreneurship?– Online education?– Faculty and student digital literacy?