Paula Bleckmann

Prof. Paula Bleckmann is a Professor of Media Education at Alanus Hochschule, specializing in Educational Science with a focus on media addiction prevention, digital education policy, and parental counseling. She holds a venia legendi in Health Education from the University of Education Freiburg. Her research emphasizes integrating media literacy with prevention strategies, digital policy analysis, and analog-digital pedagogy. She has led impactful projects like the MünDig studies, exploring media education in Montessori, Waldorf, and nature-based institutions.

Education: Earned a Biology degree (Konstanz University), advanced Waldorf pedagogy training (Kassel), and a dissertation on parental counseling (Bremen University). Habilitation focused on internet/computer game addiction research (2010–2014).

Research interests include digital policy, child development, and critical media education. She chairs MEDIA PROTECT e.V. and advises EU digital education initiatives. Key publications address media education's role in early childhood, digital risks, and analog teaching methods.

Awards: German National Academic Foundation Fellowship (1992–1996). Active in global education networks, including the European Digital Education Hub and GAIMH.

Grants and collaborations include EU Horizon 2020 and EU DigComp revisions. Her work bridges theory and practice, advocating for balanced digital education through analog foundations and resilience-building strategies.