This document discusses 11 disruptive technologies in higher education: 1) Campus Wi-Fi networks, 2) Social media use, 3) Digital badges, 4) Analytics of student and network data, 5) Google Glass and wearables, 6) Drones, 7) 3D printing, 8) Digital courseware, 9) Small private online courses (SPOCs), 10) Virtual reality, and 11) The disruption of higher education through unbundling, modularity, new providers, and competency-based learning assessed with digital badges. Many of these technologies enhance learning through personalized and hands-on experiences, while others allow for more efficient monitoring of student and campus performance.

1. HOTTEST
DISRUPTIVE
TECHNOLOGIES
IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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2. • Important decision factor
when students select a school
• Only 17% of CIOs rate their
mobile environment as
“Excellent”
• 30% of schools are in the
process of migrating to the
latest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ac
Campus Wi-Fi
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3. • Growing use of live Tweeting
• Send useful content
• Meet your customers where
they are
• Be responsive and positive
The Importance
of Being Social
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4. Digital Badges
• 60% believe badges will
replace diplomas and course
certificates
• Can be displayed on social
media networks and linked to
student profiles
• Provide employers and
recruiters with a better
candidate search tool
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5. • Student analytics and network
analytics
• The business intelligence and
physician diagnostics of the
education world
Analytics
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6. Google Glass
and Wearables
• Lectures in-person and live-streamed
• Interactive remote field trips
• Self-guided campus tours
• For more, see “14 Google Glass
Innovative Uses in Education”
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7. Drones
• Campus tours
• Inspections of buildings
• Courses on drones
• Capture sporting events
• For more see “10 Uses of
Drones in Higher Education”
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8. 3D Printing
• Enhances hands-on learning
• Consumer market is driving
down prices
• For art, design, and
engineering
• Paired with 3D scanning
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9. Digital
Courseware
• Competency-based education
• Adaptive learning
• Enables personalized
education
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10. Small Private
Online Courses
(SPOCs)
• MOOCs have lost the limelight
• Much better completion rates
than MOOCs
• Technological core for online
classes
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11. Virtual Reality
• Immersive and augmented
reality
• Student enters a virtual
learning space optimized for
any topic of study
• Remote instructor can join
students in virtual classroom
• Will completely reinvent
education
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12. Disruption of
Higher Education
• Unbundling of higher ed
• Modularity
• New providers
• Technological core/
competency-based learning
• Digital badges
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