Kontakt / Contact
Raum / Room 2318 (EAZ)
Tel.: +49 3677 69-4673 (momentan ausschließliche Erreichbarkeit per E-Mail/ currently available via e-mail only)
E-Mail: priscila.berger(at)tu-ilmenau.de
Sprechzeiten / Office-Hour
Consultations should be scheduled previously.
2015 - up to present: Research Assistant in the department of Empirical Media Research and Political Communication at TU Ilmenau.
2015: Lecturer of the course "Media use and media effects in learning environments" for the Master of Media and Communication Science at TU Ilmenau.
2013 - 2015: Online Marketing Manager, Ilmenau/Erfurt, Germany.
2012 - 2014: Master of Arts in Media and Communication Science - TU Ilmenau. Thesis: "Students' media use and multitasking behavior in class: perspectives of university instructors about its impact on the educational environment".
2011 - 2012: Language instructor, Santa Maria, Brazil.
2010 - 2012: Teaching Degree in Vocational Education - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil. Final paper: "Communication barriers perceived by teachers in vocational education".
2009: Intern in Marketing, Cairo, Egypt.
2007 - 2008: Specialization Training in Product Management - Centro Universitário Franciscano (UNIFRA), Santa Maria, Brazil.
2006 - 2008: Communication Consultant, Santa Maria, Brazil.
2002 - 2006: Bachelor of Communication Studies - emphasis Public Relations - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
My main research interests are the intersections between media and education, especially teachers' media-related tasks and roles, the digitalization process of schools, and media and information literacy.
Learn more about the research projects "Digitalization in Thuringian Schools" and "Evaluation of the media literacy curriculum in Thuringia".
WiSe 2020/2021: APC "Qualitative and Quantitative Methods", Master in Media and Communication Science.
SoSe 2020: APC "Qualitative and Quantitative Methods", APC "Introduction to Communication Science", Master in Media and Communication Science.
WiSe 2019/2020: APC "Qualitative and Quantitative Methods", Master in Media and Communication Science.
SoSe 2019: APC "Introduction to Communication Science", Master in Media and Communication Science.
WiSe 2018/2019: Research module "Media Education", Master in Media and Communication Science.
SoSe 2018: Research module "Media Education", Master in Media and Communication Science.
WiSe 2017/2018: Introductory course "Scientific Work and Empirical Research", Master in Media and Communication Science.
SoSe 2017: Introductory course "Scientific Work and Empirical Research", Master in Media and Communication Science.
WiSe 2016/2017: Introductory course "Scientific Work and Empirical Research", Master in Media and Communication Science.
SoSe 2016: Methods training "Computer-assisted tools for social sciences", Bachelor in Applied Media.
SoSe 2015: Specialization module "Media use and media effects in learning environments", Master in Media and Communication Science.
Publications:
Wolling, J., Kuhlmann, C., Schumann, C., Berger, P., & Arlt, D. (2021). Corona 2020 – Zerreißprobe für die Gesellschaft? Persönliches Erleben und mediale Vermittlung einer multiplen Krise. Universitätsverlag Ilmenau. https://doi.org/10.22032/dbt.48770
Berger, P. (2020). Teachers’ mediation practice: Opportunities and risks for youth media behavior. [Prácticas de mediación docente: Oportunidades y riesgos en el comportamiento mediático de jóvenes]. Comunicar, 64, 47-56. https://doi.org/10.3916/C64-2020-05
Berger, P., & Wolling, J. (2020). Der Digitalpakt als Chance? Was in den Schulen geschehen muss, damit aus Hardware Medienkompetenz entsteht! In A. Jantowski (Ed.), Schulische Bildung im 21. Jahrhundert unter den Bedingungen von Digitalität – Entwicklungsperspektiven und nächste Schritte (pp. 23–40). Thüringer Institut für Lehrerfortbildung, Lehrplanentwicklung und Medien (Thillm).
Berger, P. (2019). Who needs teachers? Factors associated with learning ICT skills from teachers in a multilevel analysis of the ICILS data. MedienPädagogik: Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Medienbildung, 35, 116–135. https://doi.org/10.21240/mpaed/35/2019.10.22.X
Radechovsky, J., Berger, P., & Wolling, J. (2019). Nothing’s gonna change my world – Or do journalistic clarifications help against rumors? Studies in Communication and Media, 8(4), 497–522. https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2019-4-497
Berger, P., & Wolling, J. (2019). They need more than technology-equipped schools: Teachers’ practice of
fostering students’ digital protective skills. Media and Communication, 7(2), 137-147. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v7i2.1902
Wolling, J., & Berger, P. (2018). Die Vermittlung von Medienkompetenz in allgemeinbildenden Schulen: Zentrale Ergebnisse eines Evaluationsprojekts. Ilmenau: Universitätsverlag. https://doi.org/10.22032/dbt.34913
Berger, P., & Wolling, J. (2018). Cooperation between university and schools to promote media education - An experience in Ilmenau, Germany. In INTED2018 Proceedings (pp. 1160–1163). Valencia, Spain: IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2018.0163
Berger, P. (2017). Beyond plain acceptance or sheer resistance: A typology of university instructors’ attitudes to students’ media use in class. Teaching and Teacher Education, (67), 410–417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2017.07.009
Berger, P. (2017). Ser professor na era digital: Atitudes docentes em relação ao uso de mídia dos alunos durante as aulas. In E. Nagamini & A. L. Zaniboni Gomes (Eds.), Dinâmicas e suportes para conhecer, reconhecer e integrar saberes em Comunicação e Educação (Vol. 4, pp. 131–146). Ilhéus, BA: Editus.
Berger, P. (2016). What is it like to teach digital natives? University instructors’ attitudes toward students’ media use in class. In F. Liénard & S. Zlitni (Eds.), Médias Numériques et Communication Électronique (pp. 263–273). Le Havre: Université du Havre.
Presentations:
Berger, P. (2021). The 21st century is digital. How about our schools? The perspectives of 20 German schools on their way to digitalization. 8th European Communication Research and Education Association—ECREA Conference. Braga, Portugal, 6–9 September, 2021.
Berger, P. (2021). Judging the credibility of information about corona: Individual differences and possible implications. European Communication Research and Education Association— ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference. Bucharest, Romania, 26–17 March, 2021.
Berger, P. (2019). Teachers as mediating agents of children's media use: The perspective of educators in Thuringia, Germany. International Off-year Congress of the Section Children Youth Media of the European Communication Research and Education Association. Salamanca, Spain, 19-20 September, 2019.
Berger, P. (2019). From concept to action: Media literacy curriculum and implementation in Germany. Annual Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research—IAMCR Postconference "Media Education Today". Segovia, Spain, 12 July, 2019.
Berger, P. (2019). Fostering digital competence in schools. Panelist at the International Conference Digital Youth Work 3.0: Competences for the Labour Market of Tomorrow. Erfurt, Germany, 10 July, 2019.
Berger, P., & Wolling, J. (2018). Einflussfaktoren auf die Vermittlung von Medienkompetenz in Schulen. Annual Conference of the work group Digital Communication of the German Society of Publicity and Communication Sciences (DGPuK), Erfurt, Germany, 7–9 November, 2018.
Berger, P. (2018). Contribution of teachers to youngsters' information and computer literacy. ICA - International Communication Association Preconference "Media Literacy", Munich, Germany, 23 May, 2018.
Berger, P., & Wolling, J. (2018). Cooperation between university and schools to promote media education: An experience in Ilmenau, Germany. INTED - International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain, 5–7 March 2018.
Berger, P., & Wolling, J. (2017). Media literacy from the perspective of teachers: What students really need to know and be able to do. ECER - European Conference on educational Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 22–25 August 2017.
Berger, P. (2016). Ser professor na era digital: Atitudes docentes frente ao uso de mídia dos estudantes em aula. 39. National Conference of the Brazilian Society of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication Science - INTERCOM, São Paulo, Brazil, 6–9 September 2016.
Berger, P. (2016). A typology of university instructors’ attitudes regarding students’ media use in class. Annual Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research - IAMCR, Leicester, UK, 27–31 July 2016.
Berger, P. (2016). What is it like to teach digital natives? University instructors’ attitudes toward students’ media use in class. 4th International Conference Digital Media and Electronic Communication, Le Havre, France, 1–3 June 2016.