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2005 Advisory Board initial responses:
– Enterprise-Level Tools for Learning
– Ubiquitous Wireless
– Hybrid Learning (Blended Learning)
– Students' Communication Tools
2006 Advisory Board initial responses:
Ubiquitous networks – not just wireless, but also high-speed networking, and especially highspeed networking to rurual areas, via powerlines (Diana Oblinger)
Community Networks – is the Internet a utility? (Diana Oblinger)
Grid computing and e-Science – the ability to easily move and share large data sets, and to put authentic data int hehands of students could be transformational (Diana Oblinger)
RSS – Has done much to foster individual expression – but we are only beginning to tap it for learning (Diana Oblinger)

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2005 Advisory Board initial responses:
– Technologies for Searching and Finding
– Open Source (as an Enterprise-Level Strategy)
– Affective Computing (rename Multi-sensory? )
– Pervasive/Context-Aware Computing
2006 Advisory Board initial responses:
Cellphones and other mobile devices – with much improved software, video & Flash capability, plus social interaction tools, (SMS, chat)(Diana Oblinger)
Virtual Groups and Collaboration – these tools are very widely used in business, and their ability to support distributed work and processes is improving all the time)(Diana Oblinger)
3-D Scans and Projection – these hologram-like tools increasingly allow visualization of context (Diana Oblinger)

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What are the key emerging technologies you see developing to the point that colleges and universities should begin to take notice during the next 3 to 5 years? What institutions or companies are the leaders in these technologies?

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2006 Advisory Board initial responses:
Timeshifting – technology is allowing us more and more freedom to choose when and where we want to have an experience (Diana Oblinger)


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