Young children and digital technologies

3 Mar 2020

Professors Susan Edwards and Leon Straker discuss their Statement on Young Children and Digital Technologies, including current research and practice-advice for educators and families.

As young children today are growing up in digital environments, there is an increasing need for principles, practice advice, and reflection on the ways in which digital technologies might be used with, by and for young children. Professors Susan Edwards and Leon Straker discuss their Statement on Young Children and Digital Technologies as a response to this need, and share some of the current research that underpins the statement.

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Presenters

Professor Susan Edwards

Dr Susan Edwards is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, where she directs the Early Childhood Futures research group in the Learning Sciences Institute Australia.

Professor Leon Straker

Dr Leon Straker is John Curtin Distinguished Professor in the School of Allied Health at Curtin University. He has an international reputation for research on the implications of technology use on children’s physical wellbeing.