This chapter explores the question of whether a changing media environment in times of deep mediatization opens up informal expertise development for a new culture of learning. It builds upon a theory of autodidaxy and prior research on the role of media in processes of expertise acquisition. In two learning domains that are open to autodidactical learning (DIY_MAKER and multiplayer online gaming), data was collected in a multi-site study based on interviews, observations and netnographic analysis to reconstruct communicative figurations of expertise development and compare them across different learning domains. It can be shown that the learning domain’s media ensembles both share and differ in respect of their media usage. While mainstream media such as Facebook or YouTube are part of both ensembles, each learning domain’s very specific media types are described. In the analysis of constellations of actors, a ‘learning arena’ and a ‘commercialization arena’ can be identified in both domains. In DIY_MAKER, a central arena for informal learning is sharing/community, while in Multiplayer Online Gaming we find a meta-game arena. Both maps of media ensembles and constellations of actors are helpful in grasping the complexity of communicative practices and the role of media for expertise acquisition in the two learning domains. The research clearly shows the specific learning-domain characteristics of communicative figurations of learning.
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