R.I.P E-Mail * 1965 - ✝ 2015

Martin EbnerWalther NaglerMartin Schön

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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=578Term 2008/2009 n=821Term 2009/2010 n=757Term 2010/2011 n=702Term 2011/2012 n=632Term 2012/2013 n=715 Term 2013/2014 n=789Term 2014/2015 n=968 Term 2015/2016 n=889

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

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

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