The Ever-Evolving World of Higher EducationEmbracing TechnologyAfter careful examination of the last decade of higher education it would be appropriate to say that the most positive changes have been made from the adaptation of higher education technology. In fact, nothing else has produced so many changes in such a short period of time and with such positive results. Of these changes, I have chosen to discuss the ones that I believe have had the greatest impact. The first concerns the availability of higher education to a larger majority and a much more diverse group of individuals, followed by the impact that technology has had on education revenue, and finally, the impact it has had on the learning process. this was achieved through online learning or distance learning, as it is called. We don't have to look too far back to realize a time that would have been impossible to imagine. Yet today, millions of students between the ages of eighteen and eighty enjoy the flexibility offered to them by distance learning, some of whom might not otherwise have been able to continue their studies due to life circumstances: work, family, transportation , etc. The National Center for Education Statistics explored data to determine how participation in distance learning courses varied based on student characteristics. Key findings include: (1) From 2000 to 2008, the percentage of college students enrolled in at least one distance education course increased from 8% to 20%, and the percentage enrolled in a distance education degree program distance increased from 2% to 4%. " (Radford 22). The numbers would definitely be higher now that another three years have passed... half of the paper... new results from the TIA study." Business Wire, Inc.June 28: n. page News bank. Web.13 2011Ozgun-Koca, S. Asli, Michael Meagher, and Michael Todd Edwards. “PreserviceTeacher's Emerging TPACK in a Technology-Rich Methods Lesson” MathematicEducator 19.2 (2010): 10-20. ERIC. Network. November 18, 2011.Parker, Kim; Lenhart, Amanda; Moore, Kathleen. (The digital revolution and higher education: College presidents and the public diverge on the value of online learning.) PewInternet and American Life Project: p. 29 ERIC.Web.19 November 2011) Radford, Alexandria Walton and (ED) National Center for Education Statistics. “Distance Learning: Enrolling college students in distance education courses and programs. Statistics in brief. NCES 2012-154.” National Center for Educational Statistics (2011): ERIC. Web.18 November.2011