Horizon+Report

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Key Trends

 * The abundance of resources and relationships made easily accessible via the Internet is increasingly challenging us to revisit our roles as educators.
 * As IT support becomes more and more decentralized, the technologies we use are increasingly based not on school servers, but in the cloud.
 * Technology continues to profoundly affect the way we work, collaborate, communicate, and succeed.
 * People expect to be able to work, learn, and study whenever and wherever they want to.
 * The perceived value of innovation and creativity is increasing.

Critical Challenges

 * Digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession.
 * Economic pressures and new models of education are presenting unprecedented competition to traditional models of schools.
 * The demand for personalized learning is not adequately supported by current technology or practices.
 * A key challenge is the fundamental structure of the K-12 education establishment — aka “the system.”
 * Many activities related to learning and education take place outside the walls of the classroom and thus are not part of our learning metrics.