[publication] WhatsApp’s Reign and Email’s Consistency: A Longitudinal Study of Communication Preferences of Study Beginners at TU Graz (2011-2023) #tugraz #study

Our publication at this year’s ED-Media conference was the result of the annual evaluation „WhatsApp’s Reign and Email’s Consistency: A Longitudinal Study of Communication Preferences of Study Beginners at TU Graz (2011-2023)

Abstract:
Within the last 12 years, more than 11.800 students participated in annual surveys during the university’s “Welcome Days” amongst study beginners at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria. This paper presents an analysis of the digital communication tool from 2011 to 2023. The 2023 iteration provided insights into the prevailing trends, including the dominance of WhatsApp for both general and learning use, the notable reliance on email, and the increasing role of privacy-focused applications such as Signal and Telegram. We also observed a sustained interest in multipurpose devices over single-function gadgets, an upsurge in smartwatch usage, and a diversification in social media and leisure platforms, reflecting a shift towards more engaging and interactive digital experiences. This paper contributes to the discourse on educational technology by highlighting the intersection of student preferences, technological advancement, and institutional support, setting a precedent for future-proofing learning support in higher education.

[article @ publisher’s homepage]
[article @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Nagler, W., Mair, B., Ebner, M., Edelsbrunner, S. & Schön, S. (2024). WhatsApp’s Reign and Email’s Consistency: A Longitudinal Study of Communication Preferences of Study Beginners at TU Graz (2011-2023). In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning (pp. 73-82). Brussels, Belgium: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved July 22, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/224506/.

[publication] Introduction to ‘The Future of Learning’ #education #book #chapter

I manged the section „Future of Learning“ for the book Learning with Technologies and Technologies in Learning:

This section deals with the “future of learning” and asked for contributions dealing with meta-studies ore forecasts. This is not a simple task because we all know from the pandemic that changes are unpredictable sometimes. Anyway, we are very happy that seven groups of researchers out of more than 23 proposals tried to give us insights to their research. Those 7 publications deal with different topics—meta studies, Social Interaction and communication, Open Educational Resources, Augmented and Virtual Reality.

[chapter @ book’s homepage]
[draft @ ResearchGate]

Rerference: Ebner, M. (2022). Introduction to ‘The Future of Learning’. In: Auer, M.E., Pester, A., May, D. (eds) Learning with Technologies and Technologies in Learning. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 456. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04286-7_1

[mooc] Chefs in future integrated health care #imoox #medunigraz

It’s a pleasure to announce the start of the MOOC „Chefs in future integrated health care“ at our platform iMooX.at

Course information:
The promotion of active and healthy ageing throughout the „whole life course“ represents an essential objective of today’s society. There is growing recognition that robust health promotion strategies are needed to prevent and postpone age-related diseases, which in turn can affect the functionality and independent living. Within this context, a healthy, tasty and adequate needs-based diet is an effective strategy to combat or delay malnutrition, sarcopenia and frailty, thus improving people’s quality of life and preventing older adults from morbidity and disability. The quality, taste and composition of food not only influence nutritional intake and consumption, but also the quality of life of patients and elderly people itself. Especially in health and social care, factors such as the age of the individual person, disease-related conditions, as well as the quality, nutritional value and taste of food served should be given great consideration to ensure adequate nutrition for patients. Consequently, the meals offered ought to satisfy quality standards as well as provide individual nutritional requirements, taking food preferences and individual problems with food intake into account.
Due to the increasing relevance of the profession of chefs in this context and especially for the future nutrition care team in the setting of social and health care (e.g. hospitals, nursing homes, home care), the aim is to close current qualification gaps of this professional occupation through a pilot course and the present MOOC.

As usual all courses at iMooX.at are for free – so feel welcome to register here: [starting page of the course]

[publication] MOOCs and their Role for Future Education #imoox #moochub

I just wrote a short essay about „MOOCs and their Role for Future Education“ for the Education Technology Insight Magazin (website). The original article has been published on their website.

[Link to article]
[article @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Ebner, M. (2021) MOOCs and their Role for Future Education. Education Technology Insights. https://distance-and-remote-learning-europe.educationtechnologyinsights.com/cxoinsights/moocs-and-their-role-for-future-education-nid-1525.html

[presentation] www – was wirkt weiter? Hochschule virtuell #covid19 #future

Im Rahmen einer internen Weiterbildung an der PH Steiermark habe ich versucht ein wenig aus der einjährigen Erfahrung in der digitalen Lehre eine Bilanz zu ziehen. Damit sollte auch ein Anstoß gegeben werden, darüber nachzudenken, wie sich vielleicht die Hochschullehre auch verändern wird. Hier sind die zugehörigen Folien:

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Vortragsfolien

Horizon Report 2021 – Teaching and Learning Edition #horizonreport #edtech #educationaltechnology

Jedes Jahr gibt uns der Horizon Report eine Idee was die derzeigen Trends und Entwicklungen im Berich Educational Technology weltweit sein. Aufgrund der CoVid19-Pandemie haben sich nun doch auch deutliche Änderungen ergeben oder es sind gänzlich neue Punkte aufgetreten, wie z. B das Thema der hybriden Lehre.

Kurzum ich kann nur empfehlen den Bericht anzusehen, aber wer gleich wissen möchte was die Key-Trends sind, hier sind diese einmal gelistet:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Blended and Hybrid Course Models
  • Learning Analytics
  • Microcredentialing
  • Open Educational Resources (OER)
  • Quality Online Learning
https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2021/4/2021hrteachinglearning.pdf?la=en&hash=C9DEC12398593F297CC634409DFF4B8C5A60B36E

Besonders freut uns auch, dass auf S. 26 explizit auf das österreichisches Projekt Open Education Austria Advanced verwiesen wird:

Der Bericht kann hier heruntergeladen werden [Horizon Report 2021]

Book Project: Learning with Technologies in Learning #cfp #elearning #research #springer

There is a new book project we would like to invite interested authors named „Learning with Technologies in Learning

In six sections (see sections’ calls for chapters), this edited volume aims to contribute to the discussion about how to agree upon standards to design and organize learning with technologies, how to streamline future developments using online delivery, multimedia content as well as machine learning in educational settings in higher education and respective institutions, and how to put respective measures for quality assurance and validation processes into practice. This work will present a rich resource for contemporary and future design considerations in technology supported higher education.

We plan to publish this book in the first half of 2022 in Springer publishing house (Cham). At this point, we are in negotiations about the book with the publisher and expect a final decision by and contract signing with Springer by mid-April. Nevertheless, not to lose time, we start our work already now and invite you to participate with your valued knowledge and experience by submitting an abstract:

– Call for Paper publication: March 31, 2021
– Chapter manuscript proposals due (2-page abstract): April 30, 2021
– Feedback and manuscript invitation (pending publisher decision): May 15, 2021
Full chapter manuscripts due: September 15, 2021
– Notification of reviewers’ feedback: October 15, 2021
– Final chapter manuscript submission: October 29, 2021
– Notification of final decision: November 15, 2021
– Expected publication date: First half 2022

Find here the final call for contributions:
[Call for book chapter proposals]

[presentation] Why the hell do we need e-Learning? #tugraz #elearning #research

Ich darf heute am P@DDay in Saarbrücken eine Keynote halten mit dem Titel „Why the hell do we need e-Learning?„. Hier gibt es meine Folien dazu:

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[study] AHEAD – Internationales Horizon-Scanning: Trendanalyse zu einer Hochschullandschaft in 2030 #tugraz

Es freut uns, dass die Studie zu „AHEAD – Internationales Horizon-Scanning: Trendanalyse zu einer Hochschullandschaft in 2030“ nun öffentlich zugänglich ist. Wir haben über ein Jahr mit dem internationalen Konsortiuum arbeiten dürfen (AHEAD-Webseite) und freuen uns über das Ergebnis:

Das Projekt „(A) Higher Education Digital (AHEAD) – Internationales Horizon-Scanning / Trendanaly- se zur digitalen Hochschulbildung“ hat von Februar 2018 bis Januar 2019 eine systematische Ana- lyse der aktuellen Trends und Anforderungen in den Bereichen Wissens- und Kompetenzanforde- rungen unternommen und die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Lerntheorie, Didaktik sowie in der digitalen Bildungstechnologie vor dem Hintergrund einer (zunehmend) digitalisierten Hochschulbil- dung untersucht. Die Analyse bildete die Grundlage für ein Horizon-Scanning für die Hochschulbil- dung im Jahr 2030, das Zukunftsszenarien entwickelt, die sich soziale und digitale Innovationen zunutze machen, um künftige Anforderungen an das Hochschulwesen erfüllen zu können. Die Studie wurde im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) vom FiBS Forschungsinstitut für Bildungs- und Sozialökonomie zusammen mit dem Institut für Hochschul- entwicklung (HIS-HE) durchgeführt.

[Studie beim Hochschulforum Digitalisierung]

[Studie @ ResearchGate]

Zitation:
Orr, D., Lübcke, M., Schmidt, P. Ebner, M., Wannemacher, K., Ebner, M., Dohmen, D. (2019). AHEAD – Internationales Horizon-Scanning: Trendanalyse zu einer Hochschullandschaft in 2030 – Hauptbericht der AHEAD-Studie. Arbeitspapier Nr. 42. Berlin: Hochschulforum Digitalisierung. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2677655

[CallForPapers] Special Issue „Trends and Opportunities in Online Education“

We were invited to serve as guest editor for a special issue on „Trends and Opportunities in Online Education“ for the open access journal „future internet„. Of course we would love if you have time for an interesting opinion and submission on that 🙂

Dear Colleagues,

Education without technology is nearly impossible these days. Moreover, the future of teaching and learning is becoming more and more digitalized. Therefore, we would like to invite you to contribute to a call for papers asking for contributions on “trends and opportunities in online education”. We are searching for innovative examples, and emerging trends in teaching and learning with technologies and visions.

We would also be very happy if you can spread the call amongst further interested possible contributors.

Please find here more details on the CfP:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/online_education

Most important: Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2019

All further information you will find directly here: [Call for Papers]