Utilising the Digital Play Framework to support early childhood educators and children’s learning

Title
Utilising the Digital Play Framework to support early childhood educators and children’s learning
Publication Date
2018
Author(s)
Bird, Jo
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3345-1815
Email: jbird21@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:jbird21
Rogers, Margaret
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-7256
Email: mbaber@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mbaber
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of New England, School of Education
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/26281
Abstract
Technologies are now ubiquitous in early childhood and current literature is illustrating how they can enhance children's learning (McKnight, O'Malley, Ruzic, Horsley, Franey & Bassett, 2016). Additionally, children show a great deal of interest in digital technologies, but many educators struggle with understanding children’s use of the various devices and knowing ways to support their learning around the technologies. Presented in the literature is the belief that technologies are the opposite to play-based learning, but the framework presented in this study demonstrates how children learn to use technologies through play. Many of the skills children develop through technology play, are those emphasised for 21st century learners as revealed in technology research. Therefore, building educators understanding of how children use technologies can flow on to increasing the provision and support for children’s technological learning.
Link
Citation
Linking Research to the Practice of Education, 2(2), p. 2-5
ISSN
2207-5151
Start page
2
End page
5

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