Hype Cycles

Gartner’s Hype Cycle, introduced in 1995, characterizes the typical progression of an emerging technology, from overenthusiasm through a period of disillusionment to an eventual understanding of the technology’s relevance and role in a market or domain [3,4]

Image: Gartner Group

Gartner’s 2007 “hype cycle” for higher education [1]:

• On the rise
  • Quantum Computing
  • Open-Source Higher-Education SIS
  • Open-Source Higher-Education Financials
  • CobiT — Higher Education
  • Technology-Enabled classrooms
  • Virtual Environments/Virtual Worlds
• At the peak of inflated expectations
  • Global Library Digitalization Projects
  • ITIL — Higher Education
  • ID and Access Management — Higher Education
  • Personally Owned Devices With Campus Network Access
  • Podcasting learning content
• Sliding into the trough of disillusionment
  • E-learning repositories
  • Peer-to-Peer Entertainment for Students
  • Learning content management
  • Grid Computing
  • Open-Source Higher Education Portals
  • E-portfolios
  • Wikis
  • CRM for Enrollment Management
  • Digital Rights Management
  • Open-Source E-Learning Applications
• Climbing the slope of enlightenment
  • RFID Library Materials Management
  • Tablet PC
  • Web Services for Administrative Applications
  • IP Video for E-Learning
  • Next-Generation Library Management Systems
  • Internet2/Next-Generation Internet
  • Business Intelligence Platforms
  • Higher Education Enterprise Portals
• Entering the Plateau
  • 802.11x on Campus
  • Course Management Systems

Gartner’s 2006 “hype cycle” for higher education [2]:

• On the rise
  • COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology, a set of best practices for information management created by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
  • Technology-enabled classrooms
  • Global library digitalization projects
• At the peak of inflated expectations
  • ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library, a set of IT management best practices developed by the British Office of Government Commerce)
  • Personally owned devices with campus network access
  • Podcasting learning content
  • ID and access management
• Sliding into the trough of disillusionment
  • E-learning repositories
  • Peer-to-peer entertainment
  • CRM for enrollment management
  • Learning content management
  • Open source e-learning applications
  • E-portfolios
  • Web services for administrative applications
  • RFID library materials management
• Climbing the slope of enlightenment
  • IP video for e-learning
  • Next-generation library management systems
  • Internet2/next-generation Internet
  • 802.11x on campus
  • Higher education enterprise portals
  • Course management systems

[1] Hype Cycle for Higher Education, 2007 (2007-Jul-11) [Gartner]
[2] Hype Cycle for Higher Education, 2006 (2006-Jun-30) [Gartner]
[3] Understanding Gartner’s Hype Cycles, 2006 (2006-Jun-30) [Gartner]
[4] Understanding Gartner’s Hype Cycles, 2006 (2006-Jun-30)*Restricted Access* [UNIMELB - Gartner intraWeb]
[5] Understanding Hype Cycles [Gartner]