The document summarizes the results of a survey about future trends in higher education. Respondents considered and ranked different trend categories in terms of challenge level, amount of time, and importance. The top three categories in terms of challenge level were economics/college finances, communities/populations, and the future of liberal education. For amount of time, the top categories were teaching/learning/tech, technology ecosystem, and communities/populations. For importance, the top categories were economics/college finances, communities/populations, and the future of liberal education. The survey represented a variety of institutional roles, with the largest response from CIOs, library directors, and an "other" category.

1. Future&Trend&Categories
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Respondents&considered&trend&categories&that&were&based&on&trends&covered&in&NITLE&
Future&Trends&reports&April&to&September&2012.&
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Communi'es*and*popula'ons:*student&and&parent&anxieDes&about&debt&and&employment;&possible&
intergeneraDonal&tensions&among&faculty;&restructuring&library&staff;&demographic&changes&in&student&body;&
data&analyDcs&&
Economics*and*college*finances:*changes&in&internships;&liberal&educaDon&rising&outside&the&US;&crowdsourcing;&
academic&union&criDques&of&online&learning;&the&higher&educaDon&bubble&concept&
MOOCs:*credit&for&MOOCs;&STEM&vs.&humaniDes;&sustainability&
Scholarship:*open&content;&possible&divide&growing&between&research&and&teaching;&changes&to&the&scholarly&
publicaDon&ecosystem;&rise&of&the&digiDal&humaniDes&(as&scholarly&work);&the&library&role&
Teaching*and*learning*and*tech:*uses&of&social&media;&uses&of&Web&video;&changes&in&the&LMS&world;&blended&
learning;&learning&analyDcs;&library&role;&digital&humaniDes&(in&classroom);&the&rise&of&the&Maker&movement&
Technology*ecosystem:*3d&prinDng;&ebooks;&social&media;&a&possible&limit&to&the&Web’s&size;&digital&video;&cloud&
compuDng;&tablets&succeeding&laptops;&Apple&vs.&Google;&augmented&reality;&automaDon&and&arDficial&
intelligence;&the&growing&mobile&world&
The*future*of*liberal*educa'on:*internaDonal&campuses&and&compeDDon;&liberal&arts&insDtuDons’&role&in&KW12;&
liberal&educaDon&and/vs.&vocaDonal&training;&financial&stresses&

2. Results:&Level&of&Challenge&
(1=Most&Significant&Challenge,&7=Least&Significant&Challenge)&
& & && & & && & & && & & && & & && & & && & & && &Average&Ranking&
Economics&and&college&finances & & &2.55&&
CommuniDes&and&populaDons& & & &3.19&&
The&future&of&liberal&educaDon & & &3.26&&
Teaching&and&learning&and&tech & & &3.58&&
Scholarship & & & & & & & & & &4.78&&
Technology&ecosystem & & & & & &5.12&&
MOOCs&& & & & & & & & & & & &5.44&&

3. Results:&Amount&of&Time&
(1=Most&Amount&of&Time,&7=Least&Amount&of&Time)&
& & && & & && & & && & & && & & && & & && & & && &Average&Ranking&
Teaching&and&learning&and&tech & & &2.44&&
Technology&ecosystem & & & & & &3.43&&
CommuniDes&and&populaDons& & & &3.83&&
Scholarship & & & & & & & & & &4.09&&
Economics&and&college&finances & & &4.37&&
The&future&of&liberal&educaDon & & &4.51&&
MOOCs&& & & & & & & & & & & &5.23&

4. Results:&Importance&
(1=Highest&Importance,&7=Lowest&Importance)&
& & && & & && & & && & & && & & && & & && & & && &Average&Ranking&
Economics&and&college&finances & & &2.32&&
CommuniDes&and&populaDons& & & &2.55&&
The&future&of&liberal&educaDon & & &3.05&&
Teaching&and&learning&and&tech & & &4.34&&
Scholarship & & & & & & & & & &4.92&
MOOCs&& & & & & & & & & & & &5.39&&&
Technology&ecosystem & & & & & &5.43&&

5. InsDtuDonal&Roles&Represented&
Roles* Response*% * Response*Count
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Chief&ExecuDve&Officer& 2.5%& 2&
Chief&Academic&Officer& 11.4% & 9&
Chief&Financial&Officer& 2.5%& 3&
Chief&InformaDon&Officer& 15.2% & 12 &
Dean&/&Department&Chair& 2.5%& 2&
IT&Director& 11.4% & 9&
IT&Specialist& 6.3%& 5&
Library&Director& 12.7% & 10 &
Librarian& 6.3%& 5&
Faculty& 7.6%& 6&
Staff& 1.3%& 1&
Other&(please&specify)& 20.3% & 16 &
80 &