As we head into a new era for teaching and learning, there have been profound changes in the purpose of education and the way we teach.  The memorization of theoretical knowledge of the past is changing into the the human development of people and the technological application of the future.  The trends show major influences of technology on the way people want to learn and thus change the way educators teach.  This includes flexibility and convenient learning, equity and inclusion, and the need for lifelong learning.  Although all these trends have been around for awhile,  the need to adapt is increasingly omnipresent due to economics; student affordability and return on investment (ROI) along with decrease public funding for higher education. How is technology shaping the future of universities? Check out Helen O’Sullivan, | TEDxUoChester