Bildung in the Digital Age: Exploring Bildung Through Digital Media in Education

Bildung in the Digital Age explores the challenges and potentials of digitalization for educational theory and practice and identifies how the pedagogical concept of Bildung can be used to meet these demands.

Discussing the educational landscape of a pandemic and post-pandemic world, the book describes how digitalization changes the media foundation of learning and teaching. It further raises questions of how we could think about Bildung in a digitalized world, how Bildung-based online teaching and learning can be implemented, and whether it is possible to understand Bildung and its emphasis on individual freedom and self-determination as a counter-concept to digital surveillance capitalism.

The book will appeal to academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of digital learning, educational theory, and media education.

David Kergel is Professor at the IU University of Applied Sciences, Germany and co-editor of the book series ’Perspectives on Education in the Digital Age’ (Routledge). His research interests include qualitative educational research, media education, and diversity in the digital age.

Michael Paulsen is Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark University, Denmark.

Jesper Garsdal is Senior Associate Professor at VIA University College, Denmark.

Birte Heidkamp-Kergel is Co-ordinator of the E-Learning Centre at the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Germany and co-editor of the book series ’Perspectives on Education in the Digital Age’ (Routledge).