This document discusses the use of media in higher education. It begins by outlining the agenda and introducing the topic. It then examines how students currently use media like social networks, wikis and blogs for different purposes related to their studies. The document notes that boundaries between different types of media are blurring and that a broader understanding of media literacy is needed. It argues that dealing with media in higher education faces challenges due to vagueness in how media are addressed. The document concludes by advocating for designing educational environments incorporating media in teacher-driven and student-driven ways.

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Education
beyond Facebook
Critical Reflections on the Current State of ICT in Higher Education
Deputy Prof. Dr. Sandra Hofhues | Assistant Prof. Dr. Mandy Schiefner-Rohs

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What‘s on our Agenda?

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What‘s on our Agenda?
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What‘s on our Agenda?
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What‘s on our Agenda?
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Introduction
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Sometimes
facts are created
outside the Academia.
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Remembering the
scenario of the online
students by Oblinger and
Oblinger (2005, p. 2.1)
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Remembering the
scenario of the online
students by Oblinger and
Oblinger (2005, p. 2.1)
Thinking of the
possession of hardware
and the daily
consumption of media.
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(van Eimeren, B. & Frees, 2012, p. 367)

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Remembering the
scenario of the online
students by Oblinger and
Oblinger (2005, p. 2.1)
Thinking of the
possession of hardware
and the daily
consumption of media.
Resuming the functions
media have for teaching
and learning and in
everyday life.
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Information

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Information
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Communication

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Information
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+140+Zeichen
Collaboration
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h6p://begleitstudium.imb-­‐uni-­‐augsburg.de/start
Communication

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Information
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+140+Zeichen
Collaboration
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Reflection
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Communication

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But
while these students are often
described in catchy terms, first and
foremost consideration should be
given to the notion, that it does not
seem to be fair to form a prejudice
against a new generation as a whole.
(Schulmeister, 2010; Schulmeister, 2012, p. 37)
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Information
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+140+Zeichen
Collaboration
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Reflection
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Communication

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Media Education at
Universities or: Why
Facebook does matter
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How are Media Used?
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(Kleimann et al., 2008, p. 6; figures in %)
Wikipedia
Social
Communities
Chat/IM
Youtube
Other Wikis
Weblogs
Online
Games
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How often Do You Use ...

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... Social Communities for
the Following ...
to communicate
with friends
to find old friends
to get remembered
to birthday
to share students‘
information
to get new
friends
to see other community
members acting
(Kleimann et al., 2008, p. 7; figures in %)
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Weblog
Microblog
Locationbased
Services
SocialNetworks
BusinessNetworks
VoIP
Wikis
SocialBookmarking
Documentma-
nagement
Document
sharing
Develop questions 6 5 3 12 4 8 3 3 6 11
Literatur review 12 10 3 17 6 14 5 5 9 13
Select methods 7 8 2 13 2 7 4 1 7 10
Doing research 4 7 1 10 3 5 5 2 8 8
Collecting data and writing 8 6 0 7 3 11 1 3 8 9
Publishing 7 8 0 12 6 8 1 6 9 9
(Hofhues & Schiefner-Rohs, 2012, p. 317; n=89, multiple answers possible)
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Media Use during the PhD

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What Does It Mean?
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The broader appreciation
of media in educational
settings is challenging
for all subjects involved.

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The broader appreciation
of media in educational
settings is challenging
for all subjects involved.
The use of Facebook is
characterized neither by
non-formal or informal
communication.

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“As such most of the learning that
takes place on Facebook is the
learning that would have taken place
previously in the corridors, back of
classrooms, cafeterias and after-
school telephones conversations.”
(Selwyn, 2008, pp. 4-5).
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The broader appreciation
of media in educational
settings is challenging
for all subjects involved.
The use of Facebook is
characterized neither by
non-formal or informal
communication.
Media are often not part of
the instructional design,
and often begin with an
initiative by the students.

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What We Need to Know
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Boundaries between
information and other
media are becoming
blurred.

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Boundaries between
information and other
media are becoming
blurred.
Broader understanding
of media literacy is
needed.

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Media Literacies
Include information and media literacies
(e.g. Schiefner-Rohs, 2012)
Media literacy can be defined as ”the ability to access,
understand and create communications in a variety of
contexts“ (Buckingham, 2005, p. 3).

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Boundaries between
information and other
media are becoming
blurred.
Broader understanding
of media literacy is
needed.
Complex confrontation
with media and their
requirements seem to be
rare at today‘s university.

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From the Use of ICT to an
Educational Ambient With
and in Social Media
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Change that affects
individual and institutional
habits.
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Change that affects
individual and institutional
habits.
(Social) Media as
relevant content,
practices, and issue.
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Change that affects
individual and institutional
habits.
(Social) Media as
relevant content,
practices, and issue.
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Vagueness in dealing
with media corresponds
with challenges for Higher
Education.
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Change that affects
individual and institutional
habits.
(Social) Media as
relevant content,
practices, and issue.
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Vagueness in dealing
with media corresponds
with challenges for Higher
Education.
Designing educational
ambients (teacher- and
student-driven)
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Change that affects
individual and institutional
habits.
(Social) Media as
relevant content,
practices, and issue.
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Vagueness in dealing
with media corresponds
with challenges for Higher
Education.
Closer look at the relation
between the individual,
university and society
Designing educational
ambients (teacher- and
student-driven)
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Thanks for Your Attention.
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Deputy Prof. Dr. Sandra Hofhues
Heidelberg School of Education
Professorship of New Media Didactics
Im Neuenheimer Feld 561
D-69120 Heidelberg
hofhues@ph-heidelberg.de
http://www.sandrahofhues.de
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Ass. Prof. Dr. Mandy Schiefner-Rohs
University of Kaiserslautern
Department of Pedagogy
Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse
D 67663 Kaiserslautern
mandy.rohs@sowi.uni-kl.de
http://www.2headz.ch/blog/

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