The document announces the release of the 2015 NMC Horizon Report on higher education. It discusses emerging technologies that will impact higher education over the next year, two to three years, and more than three years. It acknowledges the contributions of organizations that helped produce the report. It also provides examples of institutions implementing innovations like makerspaces, digital literacy training for faculty, and programs cultivating student entrepreneurship and creativity.

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13. The research behind the NMC Horizon Report > 2015 Higher Education
Edition is jointly conducted by the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). Their critical participation in the
production of this report and their strong support for the NMC Horizon
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15. The University of Florida launched the Innovation Academy, a
community of students from more than 30 majors who are
mentored in the areas of entrepreneurship and creativity.
go.nmc.org/iaufl
Advancing Cultures of Change
and Innovation

16. St. Mary’s University of Texas offers faculty a yearlong digital
training program to aid them in flipping their classrooms,
incorporating mobile devices into their curriculum, and using
video assessment: go.nmc.org/stmary
Improving Digital Literacy
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17. Abilene Christian University built a Maker Lab to spur a
constructionist and student-led teaching and learning
approach: go.nmc.org/acumaker
Makerspaces

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