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Faculty of Education 1 The Digital Dilemma – To Use or to Be Used. ELIANT conference 7th November 2016 Bruxelles

ELIANT - Freedom of choice under threat

The Digital Dilemma – To use or to Be used

Prof. Dr. Paula Bleckmann

(Alanus University, Alfter, Germany)

Bruxelles, 7th of November 2016


Do not forget to turn your mobile devices back on after the presentation…

(All Powerpoint slides will be made available to you ☺)


What awaits you 1. Our common goal –

preventing screen risks and reaping screen benefits 2. There is no Plan B!? - Fitness for the digital future 3. Use or be used?

Re-thinking the role of “screen mastery” 4. Early High Touch and the Media Maturity Tower 5. For sound Technology Assessment:

Preserve diversity!


„Medienmündigkeit“ = Media Maturity – a definition

A `media mature´ adult is able to choose to spend time with or without screen media (time sovereignty), according to which option best fits his or her personal goals and needs, and additionally knows how to use media in a limited, active, creative and technically skilled way (Bleckmann, 2012) But that´s what we all want! - Consensus regarding goal - Discussions regarding good ways towards reaching this goal.

Antje Bostelmann, Klax: „I train the A-Team“ (didacta, 12th of February 2016)


Which one of them is at higher risk of addictive use? Left or right?


Bleckmann & Jukschat 2015






-  Bild T-Shirt „Video Games Ruined my Life. Thank God I have two extra ones.“?

Kriminologisches Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony Germany

Sensorimotor integration

Media Maturity Tower (Bleckmann, 2012)



Communicative abilities



OECD Report Computers and Learning: Making the Connection

“Differences between socio-economic groups in the ability to use ICT tools for learning are largely, if not entirely explained by the difference observed in more traditional academic abilities. So to reduce inequalities countries need to ensure that every child attains a baseline level in reading and maths.This will do more to create equal opportunities than can be achieved by expanding or subsidising access to high-tech devices.”




Productive abilities






Receptive abilities






Receptive abilities

Critical reflection






Receptive abilities

Critical reflection

Sequence of historical media education approaches in the Media Maturity Tower ← Emancipatory (critical media theory) approach ← reception-oriented approach ← production-oriented approach

conservative/protection-oriented ← approach („Bewahrpädagogik“) }


Thank you for your attention!

Looking forward to an open-minded and constructive discussion…

Prof. Dr. Paula Bleckmann [email protected]


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