2008 Horizon report

2008 Horizon Report Australia-New Zealand Edition

http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2008-Horizon-Report-ANZ.pdf

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December 1, 2008, Pages: 34

The 2008 Horizon Report, Australia–New Zealand Edition, is the first in a new series of regional reports. It examines emerging technologies as they appear in and affect higher education in Australia and New Zealand in particular.

The core of the report describes six areas of emerging technology that will impact higher education in Australia and New Zealand within three adoption horizons over the next five years.
The report lists

Virtual Worlds & Other Immersive Digital Environments
Cloud Based Applications
Geolocation
Alternative Input Devices
Deep Tagging
Next-generation Mobile

There were 45 members on the Advisory Board behind the report, purposely chosen to represent a broad swath of Australian education, as well as key writers and thinkers from business and industry. The Advisory Board (see page 33 of the report) included Garry Putland, General Manager education.au, and reads as a who’s who in Australasian educational technology leaders.

Each of the 6 topics is defined, there is an overview, and then a discussion of the relevance to teaching, learning, and creative expression. A sampling of applications of the particular technology then lists ways in which the application is currently used. A number of examples with links provides a comprehensive insight into what is already available.
This report is important not only for the higher education sector, but also for teachers from other sectors who want to understand where the technology is headed.