The document summarizes the NMC Technology Outlook for STEM+ Education 2013-2018 report, which explores emerging technologies for STEM education over the next five years. The report is a collaboration between multiple organizations and funded by a grant from CSEV. It examines technologies impacting higher education, K12, and other areas. The report identifies technologies to watch in the next one, two to three, and four to five years, such as learning analytics, mobile learning, online learning, virtual labs, 3D printing and more. Examples are provided for each time period. The document encourages participation by tagging on social media, commenting on the report, joining the advisory board, and submitting projects.

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4. The research behind the NMC Technology Outlook for STEM+ Education
2013-2018 is a collaboration between the New Media Consortium and
the Centro Superior para la Enseñanza Virtual (CSEV), Departamento
de IngenieríaEléctrica, Electrónica y de Control at The Universidad
Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), and The Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Education Society (IEEE)
The project was made possible by a grant from the Centro Superior
para la Enseñanza Virtual (CSEV), whose generous support is very much
appreciated. This presentation was hosted by eMadrid.
NMC Technology Outlook for STEM+ Education 2013-2018 is a
publication of the New Media Consortium

5. 35 Editions
12 Reports in 2013
40+ Translations
12 Years of Global Research into Emerging Technology Uptake

6. Higher Education
K12 Education
Museums
European Union (K12)
Latin America (Higher Ed)
Australia / New Zealand / Brazil
UK / Norway / Singapore
Training / eLearning
STEM / Community Colleges

7. Badging / Microcredit
Learning Analytics
Mobile Learning
MOOCs
Online Learning
Learning
Open Content
Technologies
Open Licensing
Personal Learning Environments
Remote Labs
Virtual Labs

8. 3D Video
Mobile Apps
Consumer
Tablet Computing
Technologies
Telepresence
Quantified Self
BYOD
Digital Preservation
Digital
Flipped Classroom
Strategies
Gamefication
Location Intelligence

9. Collaborative Environments
Crowd Funding
Social Media
Technologies
Digital Identity
Crowd Sourcing
Tacit Intelligence
Collective Intelligence
Social Graph

10. Internet
Technology
Visualization
Technology
Cloud Computing
Internet of Things
Real-Time Translation
Semantic Applications
Single Sign On
RSS
3D Printing
InfoViz
Visual Data Analysis
Volumetric Displays

11. Affective Computing
Cellular Networks
Electrovibration
Flexible Displays
Geolocation
Next-Gen Batteries
Open Hardware
Speech-to-Speech
Virtual Assistants
Wireless Power
Location-Based Services
Machine Learning
Enabling
Mobile Broadband
Technologies
Natural User Interfaces
Near Field Communications

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15.  Education paradigms are shifting to include online
learning, hybrid learning, and collaborative models.
 Citizen science projects increasingly provide formal
students and lifelong learners the opportunity to
participate and learn in real STEM projects.
 As the abundance of resources and relationships
made easily accessible via the Internet grows, we
are continuously challenged to revisit our roles.
 Increasingly, students want to use their own
technology for learning.
 From rapid prototyping with 3D printers to building
simple circuits and robots, “Making” is now more
affordable and accessible than ever.

16.  The demand for personalized learning is not
adequately supported.
 Appropriate metrics of evaluation lag the
emergence of new scholarly forms of authoring,
publishing, and researching.
 Most academics are not using new and compelling
technologies for learning and teaching, nor for
organizing their own research.
 Faculty training still does not t digital media
literacy’s importance as a key STEM skill.
 We need to allow easy sharing of online
experiments among institutions.

17. Technologies to
Watch
ONE YEAR OR LESS:
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Learning Analytics
Mobile Learning
Online Learning
Virtual & Remote Labs
TWO TO THREE YEARS:
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3D Printing
Games & Gamification
Immersive Learning Environments
Wearable Technology
FOUR TO FIVE YEARS:
• Flexible Displays
•The Internet of Things
• Machine Learning
• Virtual Assistants

20. Students at Institut International de
Lancy in Switzerland use their
tablets to create music in the
school’s first iPad Orchestra. :
go.nmc.org/iil
one year or less:

22. A remote radioactivity lab at the
University of Queensland in Australia
can be accessed and managed by
underserved high schools worldwide
thanks to the Internet and the iLab
Network:
go.nmc.org/ilab
two to three years:

23. A robotic suit created by Koba Lab
from Tokyo University of Science
provides support to the wearer's back,
shoulders, and elbows, enabling them
to carry more weight and perform
more difficult physical tasks:
go.nmc.org/lift
two to three years:

25. Designed by the University of Cambridge,
Zoe is a virtual assistant avatar that can
express a full range of emotions:
go.nmc.org/zoe
four to five years:

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Comment on the 2013 Report
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Sign up for the Advisory Board
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Submit Your Projects
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