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research 6 key technologies that will drive teaching and learning in 2021 Educause's latest Horizon report outlines the biggest trends shaping teaching and learning this year. In particular, the report identified six technologies and practices that are critical to the future planning of higher education institutions, whether these issues are emerging or evolving from previous years. These are topics that may come, go, and return to Horizon Reports year after year "more organically and with the latest issues in mind," the report stated. In this year's list of key technologies, the categories artificial intelligence, open educational resources and learning analytics have repeatedly appeared in the report. There are also three new categories: mixed and hybrid course models, high-quality online learning and micro-crediting. Here are the six most important technologies and practices for 2

Students, lecturers and employees of the Benedictine University in Lisle can now convert their physical BCard of the Benedictine University (the official university card) into a mobile card. With their smartphone or the mobile wallet on their portable device, students can conveniently and securely access campus buildings, purchase meals and much more. With the introduction of a mobile ID on November 18, it will be the first university in the state of Illinois to make this technology available to its students, faculty and staff. Transact Campus, the leading provider of innovative payment and access data solutions for a networked campus, offers the fintech technology that drives the near-field communication-enabled mobile IDs for the Benedictine University. Mobile IDs allow students to take any action that previously required physical ID - both on and off campus - with just their smartphones and portable devices. Students