Prinsloo, TaniaVan Deventer, Jacobus Philippus2018-02-272017-11Prinsloo T., Van Deventer J.P. (2017) Using the Gartner Hype Cycle to Evaluate the Adoption of Emerging Technology Trends in Higher Education – 2013 to 2016. In: Huang TC., Lau R., Huang YM., Spaniol M., Yuen CH. (eds) Emerging Technologies for Education. SETE 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10676. Springer, Cham.0302-9743 (print)1611-3349 (online)10.1007/978-3-319-71084-6_7http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64098The landscape of higher education is changing, with more techno-savvy students entering these institutions. The aim of this paper is to identify the trends of the Gartner Hype Cycles for Emerging Technologies for 2013 and 2016 and to compare the rate of adoption by higher education institutions worldwide. The research approach is a quantitative meta-analysis. Results indicate that higher education institutions are slow to adopt emerging technologies and rather adopt technologies once they have become common in the everyday lives of people. A possible solution is to find innovative and cheaper ways of incorporating the emerging trends in higher education.en© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.combookseries/558.Gartner’s hype cycleEmerging technologiesResearch approachMeta analysisHigher education institutionsEmerging trendsSocieties and institutionsEngineering educationE-learningComputer aided instructionPostprint Article