The NMC Horizon Report on emerging technological trends and challenges in higher education offered a great snapshot of recent trends and the issues educators face in making the most of new technologies. While almost all of the topics were relevant to my interests in some way, the two technological trends that stood out to me from our readings were the move toward “deeper learning approaches” and the growing emphasis on collaboration. Deeper Learning Approaches The NMC report describes a recognition on the part of colleges and universities to foster “deeper learning” in students, specifically designing opportunities for them to collaborate in addressing problems with no clear solution. This section also emphasizes the potential for project-based learning to foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills. One quote that resonated with me actually came from a prior section of the report where it discussed innovation; however, it paralleled the ideas in the deeper learnin...