This document summarizes trends in technology use, internet access, communication behaviors, and e-learning platform use among students over 9 years. It finds that students are increasingly using smartphones and social media like WhatsApp for communication rather than email. While mobile device ownership and internet access are rising, students still prefer physical materials for learning. Online courses are growing slowly. The rise of social media is changing communication habits, as platforms like WhatsApp allow for easy, multi-purpose, and group communication that connects to online data.

1. R.I.P E-Mail * 1965 - 2015✝
Martin Ebner
Walther Nagler
Martin Schön
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2. General Research Questions:
Which trends can be seen towards:
•Technical equipment
•Internet access at study home
•Communication behavior
•Useage of e-learning platforms (secondary school level)
•Web2.0 competence
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Study over 9 years (n=6851):
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

11. Comparison of general and learn use for categories “often and daily” for 2013, 2014, and 2015;
*: Applications that are new in 2014

12. Comparison of “often and daily learn” use of Web2.0 and Internet offers for the years 2011 to 2015;
*: Applications that are new in 2014

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Special Focus On:
The End of E-Mail?

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• Why has e-mail turned less interesting to
students?
• What makes WhatsApp so attractive?
• Which circumstances promote this change of
communication?

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Change of Communication
•Traditional communication – e-mail, SMS
• Turned out to be too clumsy
• Miss of multi purposes
•Social media communication – WhatsApp,
Facebook , others
• Easy to handle
• Group communication
• Connecting online data
• Designed for smartphones
• WLAN coverage

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Discussion and Conclusion
•Communication is changing towards social
media platforms and apps
•Increase of mobile devices unbroken
•analogue materials are still preferred for
learning at secondary school level
•Online Course slowly increasing

17. EdMedia
G r a z U n iv e r s it y o f T e c h n o lo g y
EDUCATI ONAL TECHNOLOGY
Graz University of Technology
Martin Ebner
http://elearning.tugraz.at
martin.ebner@tugraz.at
http: //elearningblog.tugraz.at
m ebn er
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