Understanding Postdigital Education
Will be published approx. on 16. June 2026
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-0353-6150-2 (ISBN)
Description
This insightful book examines postdigital theories and their application to education. Michael Jopling explores how alternative perspectives can be used to address the challenges education faces in the modern world.
Providing both theoretical and practical insights, the book analyses the impact of the postdigital on learners, teachers and school environments, illustrating the evolution of the term over the last 25 years and examining its affordances. Reflecting on contemporary developments in AI technologies and their role in postdigital education, Jopling advances the study of pedagogy and evaluates how these theories can help with understanding and preparing for the uncertainties surrounding the future of education.
Understanding Postdigital Education is a vital resource for students and scholars of educational theory, particularly those exploring the impact of technologies on education. It will also benefit practitioners and policymakers interested in adopting postdigital approaches to educational reform.
Providing both theoretical and practical insights, the book analyses the impact of the postdigital on learners, teachers and school environments, illustrating the evolution of the term over the last 25 years and examining its affordances. Reflecting on contemporary developments in AI technologies and their role in postdigital education, Jopling advances the study of pedagogy and evaluates how these theories can help with understanding and preparing for the uncertainties surrounding the future of education.
Understanding Postdigital Education is a vital resource for students and scholars of educational theory, particularly those exploring the impact of technologies on education. It will also benefit practitioners and policymakers interested in adopting postdigital approaches to educational reform.
Reviews / Votes
'With careful attention to the elusiveness of postdigital theory, Jopling manages to both encapsulate and extend the ways these ideas have been applied to educational practice, with a particularly valuable and timely spotlight on schooling, teaching, and learning.' -- Jeremy Knox, Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK 'In his latest tour de force of postdigital scholarship, Michael Jopling achieves the next to impossible: Understanding Postdigital Education explains without lecturing and offers solutions without prescribing. As he maintains his uniquely sharp critical edge, Jopling delves deep into practice, making this book an indispensable source for everyone interested in postdigital science and education.' -- Petar Jandric, Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, Croatia, Bath Spa University, UK, and Sungkyunkwan University, KoreaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-6150-2 (9781035361502)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Michael Jopling, Professor of Education, School of Education, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton, UK
Content
Contents
Introduction: humans are technology
1 Understanding the postdigital
2 Postdigital education
3 Affordances of the postdigital
4 Postdigital AI
5 The postdigital learner
6 The postdigital teacher
7 The postdigital school
8 Postdigital education futures
Introduction: humans are technology
1 Understanding the postdigital
2 Postdigital education
3 Affordances of the postdigital
4 Postdigital AI
5 The postdigital learner
6 The postdigital teacher
7 The postdigital school
8 Postdigital education futures