@SusanDanby
 Brisbane, Queensland
Joined October 2015
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Over seventy people gathered in Canberra today for our inaugural Digital Childhoods Summit. The Digital Childhoods Summit is concerned with children's wellbeing and safety within the digital world. #digitaltechnologies #digitalwellbeing #children digitalchild.org.au/inaugura…

Inaugural Digital Childhoods Summit addresses children's wellbeing and safety - Digital Child

Over seventy people gathered in Canberra for the Digital Childhoods Summit, which addressed children's wellbeing and safety.

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The outcome of public consultation on the Online Safety Determination is out! We're delighted that this update explicitly includes the best interests of children as a primary consideration for services likely to be accessed by children #onlinesafety #digitaltechnology
"The provider of the service will take reasonable steps to ensure that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in the design and operation of any service that is likely to be accessed by children."

ALT "The provider of the service will take reasonable steps to ensure that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in the design and operation of any service that is likely to be accessed by children."

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May 17 is the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination! Today we display rainbows to build #lgbtqia+ inclusion, raise awareness, and stand against discrimination 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #IDAHOBIT @minus18youth
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Led by @QUT and Prof @SusanDanby, the ARC Centre of Excellence for @digitalchildau investigates children’s digital practices to inform 🇦🇺 policy, and develop programs and guidelines for children, families, educators and technology developers. More: arc.gov.au/news-publications…
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Do smartphones really cause mental illness among adolescents? Ten problems with Jonathan Haidt’s book #DigitalParenting #ScreenTime #MentalHealth #Adolescence #evidence Source: Parenting for a Digital Future search.app/5mtYKbxowzuowM4YA

Do smartphones really cause mental illness among adolescents? Ten problems with Jonathan Haidt’s...

“The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness”, a new book by Jonathan Haidt, quickly found an audience. For www.parenting.digital, Michaela...

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🆕Just launched: #digital #technologies and #MentalHealth #vulnerabilities in #adolescence 👀Watch discussion: fb.watch/9VxHz3obY-/ ⬇️Full report: eprints.lse.ac.uk/112931/ ✨Blog: bit.ly/15Dec-blog w @MediaLSE @CORE_H2020 @ExPANDKCL @Livingstone_S @LSEnews
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Olcay Sert@SertOlcay14 May 2024
We are hosting Christopher Leyland (Newcastle University @NCL_ALC @MARG_ncl @UniofNewcastle) tomorrow for a research seminar organized by the SOLD research environment at @malardalen_uni. The event will take place in Västerås & you can also attend online(DM/email me for the link)
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The last thing RB1 the robot expected when she walked into the living room was for her robot-sister Mandy to be missing! Now, RB1 must not only embark on an adventure of her own to find Mandy, but she must also learn to branch out and try new things. digitalchild.org.au/stories-…
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Prof Anne Looney introduces @SusanDanby presenting on the Everyday for Children: being seen and heard in a digital world. Challenging us think about children as competent interactors and as producers not consumers in a digital world @annelooney @DCU_IoE @DCU
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🚀 Lauch: Digital Media Use in Early Childhood 📖 based on 3-year research examining the realities of under 6 year-olds' experiences of digital technologies in the UK & Australia digital-futures-for-children… #DigitalFutures4Children @5RightsFound @MediaLSE @LSEnews @Livingstone_S
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A massive congratulations to the #DigitalChild team who contributed to the report, including @SusanDanby, @_DanielJ_ , Simon Smith, @lkervin, @murcia_k, Maryanne Theobald, Janelle MacKenzie, Manesha A., Ella Horton, Philippa Amery, Madison Klarkowski, and Kim Balnaves.
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You can read about the QUT case study in more detail on our website where @_DanielJ_ talks about involving #children as co-researchers @arc_gov_au #digitalchild #digitaltechnologies #gaming #digitalwellbeing digitalchild.org.au/are-vide…

Are video games good for young kids? QUT study finds ‘wellbeing’ benefits - Digital Child

Playing video games can help boost children’s wellbeing in ways including making them feel competent, empowered and socially connected to others, according to a QUT study featured in a new UNICEF...

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Thank you to Prof @SusanDanby & Lisa Walker from the @digitalchildau for visiting @StrathEDU & meeting our students & staff today. Sorry to all our online contributors for missing the photo; you were logged off before we decided to do a picture 🙈. Such food for thought! 🤔🥳
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"the evidence for banning mobile phones in schools is weak and inconclusive" #MarilynCampbell #ElizabethEdwards @QUT 4 studies "a slight improvement in academic achievement " esp. for disadvantaged students; 3 studies reported no benefit. blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4di… #MobileBan #P4DF

We looked at all the recent evidence on mobile phone bans in schools – this is what we found -...

Mobile phones are currently banned in all Australian state schools and many Catholic and independent schools around the country. This is part of a global trend over more than a decade to restrict...

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As well as opportunities, there are risks. Important paper @digitalchildau @unicefaustralia
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Today ARC Executive Directors, Profs Gauja and Ross, attended the launch of the partnership between @digitalchildau & @UNICEFAustralia. This collaboration will amplify the Centre’s cutting-edge research to improve the digital world for 🇦🇺 children. More: digitalchild.org.au/digital-…
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‘I have been ground down’: about 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking of quitting. Read the latest from Fellow Dist. Prof Herb Marsh and colleagues 🔽 theconversation.com/i-have-b… via @ConversationEDU #socialsciences – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

‘I have been ground down’: about 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking...

A major survey of Australian school principals finds they are copping abuse from parents and students on top of huge workloads. Many experienced leaders say they might leave the profession.

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How can we talk with children about finding ways to balance their digital media use? We hope these Stories by Digital Children, co-written with children aged 5-12, will spark conversations between families, and between educators and children. Find the books at… 1/2
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Replying to @JonathanPotter6
@JonathanPotter6 introducing us to Emotionography @QUT @digitalchildau
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New on @ABCEducationAU - Using screens can affect a child's physical health and development, but that doesn't mean screens are bad by @Leon_Straker and @JZabatiero abc.net.au/education/how-scr… @CurtinMedia #digitaltechnologies #health
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