“Generation invisible?“. Higher education students’ (non)use of webcams in synchronous online learning

Bedenlier S, Wunder I, Gläser-Zikuda M, Kammerl R, Kopp B, Ziegler A, Händel M (2021)

Publication Status: Submitted

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Future Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

International Journal of Educational Research Open Elsevier

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2021.100068

Open Access Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374021000388

Abstract

The pandemic situation continues to influence teaching and learning in higher education, with students oftentimes participating in synchronous videoconferencing sessions as a means to interact with peers and instructors. The frequently noted non-use of webcams by students incited the current study, investigating usage behavior as well as potentially related course variables and individual characteristics. N = 3,527 students from a German university took part in an online survey at the end of the regular summer term 2020 (August 2020). Findings indicate that students’ webcam usage behavior was related to personal thoughts and feelings (e.g., privacy), to course characteristics (e.g., group cohesion), and it differed due to specific groups (gender, study level). With the ongoing importance of videoconferencing in higher education, this study provides a foundation for further investigation into this synchronous learning context.

Authors with CRIS profile

Svenja Bedenlier Juniorprofessur für E-Learning in Hochschulen und Erwachsenenbildung Iris Wunder Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie Michaela Gläser-Zikuda Lehrstuhl für Schulpädagogik mit dem Schwerpunkt empirische Unterrichtsforschung Rudolf Kammerl Lehrstuhl für Pädagogik mit dem Schwerpunkt Medienpädagogik Bärbel Kopp Lehrstuhl für Grundschulpädagogik und -didaktik mit dem Schwerpunkt Lehren und Lernen Albert Ziegler Lehrstuhl für Pädagogische Psychologie und Exzellenzforschung Marion Händel Lehrstuhl für Pädagogische Psychologie und Exzellenzforschung

Related research project(s)

FAU-E-Learning-Monitoring April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021

How to cite

APA:

Bedenlier, S., Wunder, I., Gläser-Zikuda, M., Kammerl, R., Kopp, B., Ziegler, A., & Händel, M. (2021). “Generation invisible?“. Higher education students’ (non)use of webcams in synchronous online learning. International Journal of Educational Research Open. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2021.100068

MLA:

Bedenlier, Svenja, et al. "“Generation invisible?“. Higher education students’ (non)use of webcams in synchronous online learning." International Journal of Educational Research Open (2021).

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