Contextualising Horizon aims to identify the educational technologies and practices likely to impact the Australasian tertiary sector. Intended as a companion to the EDUCAUSE Horizon Report, the Contextualising Horizon Report brings together analysis of the trends impacting tertiary education and insights and exemplars of the significant educational technologies and practices.
By synthesising the expertise of the ASCILITE community and its affiliates, Contextualising Horizon examined the social, technological, economic, environmental and political trends impacting the tertiary education sector and identified the following five educational technology and practice trends for 2024:
- Academic Integrity/Assurance of Learning: Academic Integrity/Assurance of Learning: Strategies for ensuring ethical use of technology in educational settings for both staff and students.
- Diversification of Topics in AI: The spectrum of topics emerging in relation to AI, including acknowledging AI’s persistence; generative AI literacy; ethics, privacy, and policy lags; and AI’s revitalization of educational technologies
- Enhanced Oral Assessments and Vivas: Practices and models to efficiently scale, harvest data, and assess oral assessments.
- Technology-Enhanced Work-Integrated Learning: Applying both educational and industry-specific technologies to facilitate WIL.
- Changing Nature of Flexible/Hybrid Delivery: Building capacity and literacy of staff around the evolving learning continuum.
2025 Workshops
Register for Session 1: Wednesday, 19th February, 2:00–4:00 PM AEDT here
Register for Session 2: Friday, 21st February, 12:00–2:00 PM AEDT here
In March, we’ll delve into the technologies and practices that address the challenges highlighted during the STEEP sessions. Together, we’ll refine these ideas into actionable insights for the 2025 Contextualising Horizon Report.
Session Details:
Register for Technology & Practice Session 1: Tuesday, 18th March, 12:00–2:00 PM AEDT here
Register for Technology & Practice Session 2: Friday, 21st March, 12:00–2:00 PM AEDT here
Contextualising Horizon Reports
2024 Contextualising Horizon Report (Current)
2022-2023 Contextualising Horizon Report
2021-2022 Contextualising Horizon Report
