Childhood in the Digital Age

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Free Online Course: Childhood in the Digital Age provided by FutureLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 weeks long, 3 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from FutureLearn. Childhood in the Digital Age is taught by Dr Nathalia Gjersoe.

Overview
  • Are you a technology optimist or a technology pessimist?

    The amount of technology available to children today is greater than in any previous generation, and it is more specifically designed to capture their imaginations. There is heated debate as to how the digital influx is shaping children’s development and experience.

    Are social media changing the way that children form relationships? How is technology changing the way that children think, and how will it shape the classroom of the future? This exciting new course pulls together the latest evidence from experts in the field to explore these and other questions.

    Join us as we delve into the lives of children and discuss the potential benefits and limitations of technology in their lives.

    The course is intended for anyone with a general interest in childhood studies, early childhood, education studies and child psychology and does not require any prior experience of studying this subject.

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