Presentation at ED-Media 2012, Denver

1. Have They Changed?
Five Years of Survey
on Academic Net-Generation
Martin Ebner
Walther Nagler
Martin Schön
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012

2. Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012

3. Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012

4. 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
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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5. Study over 5 years (n=3490):
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
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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6. Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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7. Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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8. Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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9. Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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10. Usage of Web2.0 and Internet offers of first year’s students at TU Graz in 2011, part 1
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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11. Usage of Web2.0 and Internet offers of first year’s students at TU Graz in 2011, part 2
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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12. Trends
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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13. Looking back - 2007
Focus: devices and equipment
• > 90% Internet access at study-home
• > 80% own a laptop
• > 30% mobile phone with Internet access
• > 70% distinct audio player
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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14. Looking back - 2008
Focus: dawning of communication change
• e-mails, chat and discussion rooms
• Skype and VoiceOverIP rare in use
• First social community use (“StudiVZ”)
• Web 2.0 = Wikipedia, YouTube (private use)
• E-learning not established at secondary
school level throughout
• LMS little known
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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15. Looking back - 2009
Focus: strengthening of trends
• More mobility
• Passive usage of Web 2.0 increased
• Videopods and audiopods doubled
• Social communities boomed in general
• Facebook from 16% to 67%
• But Facebook did not replace StudiVZ
• Students got used to online editing
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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16. Looking back - 2010
Focus: dominance of Facebook
• according to social communities
• communication ways
• usage of Web 2.0 customs
• No significant rise of e-reader devices
• Communication is more important than ever
• Increase of usage of Web 2.0 in general as
well as for learning purposes
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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17. Looking back - 2011
Focus: Communication and mobility
• Web 2.0 for learning purposes
• LMS = Moodle (secondary schools)
• Social community = Facebook
• Mobile Internet has become usual
• decrease of multiple mobile devices
• increase of smartphones trending to
replace other equipment
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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18. Looking forward
Focus: From „N“- to „C“-Generation
• Students of today are much more used to
Web technologies
• They recognize Internet as a stable service
• The Web allows them to communicate in
multiple ways.
• The ubiquitous access strengthens the usage
of Web 2.0 even for learning
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012
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19. Dept. Social Learning
Information Technology Services
Graz University of Technology
Martin Ebner
martin.ebner@tugraz.at
http://elearningblog.tugraz.at
http://elearning.tugraz.at
Dept. Social Learning
TU Graz June - 2012