This free course, Children’s experiences with digital technologies, is an introduction to how children use digital technologies, such as mobile applications, digital games and computers, and what they learn from these experiences. The course draws on debates about screen time to critically examine and present evidence about the effects of digital technologies on children’s learning and development. It concludes with a set of evidence-based recommendations about how adults (such as parents and teachers) should engage with and manage children’s interactions with technology.Transcript355
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Digital technologies over the years
- 1 Digital technologies over the years
- 2 Debates about new technologies
- 2 Debates about new technologies
- 3 The role of evidence
- 3 The role of evidence
- 4 Evidence in education
- 4 Evidence in education
- 5 Effects on health and wellbeing
- 5 Effects on health and wellbeing
- 6 Effects on learning and development
- 6 Effects on learning and development
- 6.1 Test your learning
- 7 The role of adults
- 7 The role of adults
- 8 Choosing good quality digital content
- 8 Choosing good quality digital content
- 9 Selecting online videos
- 9 Selecting online videos
- 10 Selecting mobile applications
- 10 Selecting mobile applications
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
