Presentation at ED-Media Conference 2017, Washington D. C.

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Mobile, Social, Smart,
and Media Driven
Martin Ebner
Walther Nagler
Martin Schön

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General Research Questions:
Which trends can be seen towards:
• Ownership of technological devices
• Communication behavior
• Usage of e-learning platforms (secondary school level)
• Usage of online applications for learning
and private purposes

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Study over 10 years (n=7795):
Term 2007/2008 n=578
Term 2008/2009 n=821
Term 2009/2010 n=757
Term 2010/2011 n=702
Term 2011/2012 n=632
Term 2012/2013 n=715
Term 2013/2014 n=789
Term 2014/2015 n=968
Term 2015/2016 n=889
Term 2016/2017 n=944

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*: Applica*ons that are new in 2014 , **: Applica*ons that are new in 2016

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Special Focus On:
Mobile, Social, Smart,
and Media Driven
https://pixabay.com/de/fernglas-himmel-teleskop-suchen-1698658/

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Which main changes can be stated towards
• ownership of technological devices
• communication behavior
• usage of online applications for learning and
private purposes
What are the main reasons for these changes?
Are there long-lasting trends to be recognized?
The way academic net-generation has
changed within ten years

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Discussion and Conclusion
• Mobile devices drive out other ones
• Smartphones replaced classic mobiles
• Connectivity to Internet is permanently given
• Communication switches from P2P to multimedia
social platforms as well as their apps
• Usage of online applications increased for
learning and for private purposes overall
• The purpose defines the usage of applications
• Videos have become one of the most important
sources of information for learning
• Cloud systems are on the rise

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Graz University of Technology
Martin Ebner
martin.ebner@tugraz.at
http://elearningblog.tugraz.at
http://elearning.tugraz.at
Educational Technology