Considerations for institutional instructional technology decision-making

Instructional technologies have become mission critical elements of higher education institutional infrastructure. Faculty not only are presented with many choices when selecting instructional technologies for their individual courses, but are also sought to give input into institutional decisions regarding instructional technology selection, adoption, implementation, and retention. In this paper, an overview of current emerging instructional technologies on the horizon is provided along with a set of practical considerations and recommendations for higher education faculty who have opportunity to guide the instructional technology decision making process at their institution.