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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

Bans and social distancing restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced educational institutions to switch from traditional face-to-face learning modes to online learning environments. This sudden shift resulted in increased IT requirements that not all learners could handle. Reports during the pandemic highlighted issues such as loss of learning and productivity, as well as emotional distress among students around the world. During the pandemic, the emotional state of the students was such that many could not focus on studying. This also affected their self-directed learning effectiveness, which includes both productivity and creativity. Productivity is the ability to use technology to produce academic results that are efficient and of better quality. Creativity means the use of creative processes in the learning process with IT tools. The central question is: what can be done to increase the effectiveness of IT-mediated learning during the pandemic and beyond? Prom