The document summarizes the key technologies identified in the 2009 Horizon Report as having significant impact on higher education over the next five years. It highlights six technologies: mobile devices, cloud computing, geo-everything, the personal web, semantic-aware applications, and smart objects. For each technology, it provides a brief description and estimated timeline for adoption (less than one year to four-five years).

1. 2009 Horizon Report http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf This Year’s Big 6: “mobile devices, cloud computing, geo-everything, the personal web, semantic-aware applications, and smart objects” Citation: Johnson, L., Levine, A., & Smith, R. (2009). The 2009 Horizon Report. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. Brought to you by Educause and New Media Consortium