Summary: Your browser does not support the audio element. Click the Title to Play or DownloadInterview with Audrey Watters, a self-described “education writer, an independent scholar, a serial dropout, a rabble-rouser, and ed-tech’s Cassandra.” We discuss the Horizon Report and The History of the Future of Education Technology, the special focus of her Hack Education Project. Like previous Horizon reports, the 2018 edition identifies key trends, challenges and developments in ed tech that are likely to impact teaching and learning in the next five years.Since we don't delve into the details of the latest Horizon Report in this interview, here is a snapshot of the "important developments in technology." You can judge for yourself the real value of this report after listening to this interview. Ref:The 2018 Horizon Report Higher Education EditionEducause stepped in to continue the work of the Horizon project after the NMC unexpectedly declared bankruptcy and ceased operations at the end of 2017.LinksEducause: 2018 NMC Horizon ReportWatters: A Horizon Report HistoryWatters: The Horizon Never MovesWatters: Historical Data from the Horizon Report (Higher Education)Inside Higher Ed: Educause Publishes Report on Tech TrendsInside Higher Ed: Educause Steps In to Save New Media ConsortiumRPP #140: Future Trends: Interview with Bryan Alexander (2016)RPP #138: Higher Education Horizon Report by Alex Freeman (2015)RPP #123: eLearning Tech: What's on the Horizon? (2014)Podsafe music selection Don't Be Long: The Beatles v Elken, a mashup of George Harrison's Blue Jay Way by Elken, a 60's influenced band from Dublin, Ireland. Duration: 38:04
