Top Issues, Trends, and Technologies (original) (raw)

What's Important and Where to Focus

Higher education leaders and decision makers use the annual issues, trends, and technologies resources to know what's important and where to focus in their planning and management activities.

EDUCAUSE Top 10

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The most important issues higher education leaders are focusing on now and actionable recommendations for how to manage them

Trend Watch report

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The trends that are going to be most influential as IT leaders face shifting higher ed, social, political, and technological landscapes

Horizon Report | Data and Analytics

2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Data and Analytics Edition

The trends and key technologies shaping the future of data and analytics

Horizon Report | Holistic Student Experience

Horizon Report | Holistic Student Experience

The trends and key technologies likely to have an impact on the student experience.


The lists are created by the community for the community—identifying what's important and where to focus. The Top 10 list is developed by a panel of experts composed of technology and non-technology leaders, CIOs, and faculty members and is then voted on by EDUCAUSE members in an annual survey. The Trend Watch report is derived from authoritative sources that annually identify emerging and maturing technologies and trends in higher education. The Horizon Reports' expert panels and compendium of institutional exemplar projects include representatives from around the globe.