Digital Child Annual Meeting 2023: Program
The program for DCAM 2023 can be found below. Sessions indicated by an asterisk (*) will be available on ZOOM.
Pre-DCAM (July 31)| Day One (August 1) | Day Two (August 2) | Day Three (August 3) | Post-DCAM (August 4)
Pre-DCAM – Monday, July 31
Travel day for inter-state attendees.
A public event will be held at the State Library of Western Australia on “Young Children Thriving in a Digital World: Navigating a sea of conflicting opinions”. More information and a link for registration is available here.
WiFi details
- Network name: Rendezvous Conference Access (select ‘Visitors’)
- Password: conference@2023
Day One – Tuesday, August 1
| TIME | SESSION | VENUE |
| From 0600 | Breakfast available | Straits Café |
| Session One | Chair: Professor Sue Bennett | |
| 0830 - 0900 AWST 1030 - 1100 AEST | Welcome to Country* | Preston Room |
| 0900 - 0930 AWST 1100 - 1130 AEST | Director’s Welcome and Report with announcement of first four Centre Awards* - Professor Susan Danby In this session you will be asked to respond to a question. Click here to submit your response! | Preston Room |
| 0930 - 0950 AWST 1130 - 1150 AEST | Program reports: Connected, Educated, Healthy* - Program Co-Leads 5 mins per program. | Preston Room |
| 0950 - 1020 AWST 1150 - 1220 AEST | 3MTs from Digital Child PhD students* - Kim Maslin, Chimi Om, Marina Torjinski, Pip Amery. Three-minute recorded talks followed by a short Q&A panel. | Preston Room |
| 1020 - 1050 AWST | Morning tea | Pre-function Room |
| Session Two | Chair: Professor Daniel Johnson | |
| 1050 – 1150 AWST 1250 - 1350 AEST | Indigenous Portfolio report + Researching with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples* - Professor Grace Sarra and Professor Marnee Shay | Preston Room |
| 1150 - 1220 AWST 1350 - 1420 AEST | ACODA presentation with Wallis Do you have a question on ACODA? Ask your question here! | Preston Room |
| 1220 - 1230 AWST 1420 - 1430 AEST | ABC partnership and future collaboration - Professor Julian Sefton-Green | Preston Room |
| 1230 – 1345 AWST | Lunch | Mentelle Room |
| Session Three | Chair: Professor Simon Smith | |
| 1345 - 1500 AWST | Mapping in Programs - Professor Leon Straker and Program leads | Educated - Preston Room, Section B Connected - Preston Room, Section C Healthy - Culver Room |
| 1500 - 1530 AWST | ECR and HDR Connect facilitated by Dr Sarah Matthews. An opportunity to meet in-person and engage in a collaborative writing exercise. | Burney Room |
| 1530 - 1630 AWST | Afternoon tea and unprogrammed meeting times (could include research team meetings) | Pre-function Room |
| Optional activity | Scitech visit | |
| 1630 AWST Bus departs. 1945 AWST Bus returns to the hotel. | Bus transfer to and from Scitech. Scitech photo competition Submit one photo that shows best engagement with the Astronaut Exhibition. Email your photo to: BSO.DigitalChild@curtin.edu.au Submissions close 7pm Tuesday, August 1. | Scitech |
| Dinner: Make your own arrangements. Northbridge and/or Leederville are options by train. |
Day Two – Wednesday, August 2
| TIME | SESSION | VENUE |
| From 0600 | Breakfast available | Straits Café |
| Session One | Chair: Professor Karen Murcia | |
| 0900 - 0905 AWST 1100 - 1105 AEST | Chair's highlights from yesterday* | Preston Room |
| 0905 - 0915 AWST 1105 - 1115 AEST | Scitech photo competition winner* | Preston Room |
| 0915 - 0930 AWST 1115 - 1130 AEST | Centre Awards* - Professor Susan Danby | Preston Room |
| 0930 - 1030 AWST 1130 - 1230 AEST | Industry Partner Provocation and Discussion* - Professor Lisa Whitehead | Preston Room |
| 1030 - 1100 AWST 1230 - 1300 AEST | 3MTs from PhD students* - Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, Katrin Langton, Tammy White Three-minute recorded talks followed by a short Q&A panel. Voting for 3MTs now open! | Preston Room |
| 1100 - 1130 AWST | Morning tea | Pre-function Room |
| Session Two | Chair: Professor Tama Leaver | |
| 1130 - 1230 AWST 1330 - 1430 AEST | Ecologies of Childhood Fame in South East Asia* - Professor Crystal Abidin | Preston Room |
| 1230 - 1300 AWST 1430 - 1500 AEST | “Is there a child’s internet?” session* with Professor Michael Dezuanni and Dr Aleesha Roderiguez | Preston Room |
| 1300 - 1415 AWST | Lunch | Mentelle Room |
| Session Three | Chair: Dr Luci Pangrazio | |
| 1415 - 1500 AWST 1615 - 1700 AEST | Updates on ECR-led Digital Child-funded projects* Rebecca Ng - Creating a toolkit for evaluating privacy policies from a child’s rights perspective Amanda Levido - Developing an ECR led grant to investigate children’s and families perspectives of learning with and about digital technologies at home Andy Zhao - Children, Media and Parenting in the COVID-19 Pandemic. 15mins for each presentation, inclusive of questions. | Preston Room |
| 1500 - 1600 AWST 1700 - 1800 AEST | Mapping together* | Preston Room |
| 1600 AWST onwards | Afternoon tea. | Pre-function Room |
| Optional meetings: research project and portfolio meetings (self organised), and/or wellbeing session. | ||
| Wellbeing session 1600-1630 AWST | Realistic tips to reduce your stress in Academia Claudia Pavisic In this half-an-hour workshop, we look at the effects that stress has on academic performance, identify ways that serotonin and dopamine levels can be increased naturally to counter the body’s stress response, and practice some of our realistic tips to reduce your stress and burnout. Not only can stress impact your state of mind, energy levels and productivity at work, but it can also exacerbate a broad range of health conditions. Excessive stress, whether acute or chronic, harms memory, performance, motivation, and the ability to recall information. These accessible strategies can be implemented in various settings, and are relevant, approachable, and easy to include in your daily routine. About Claudia: Claudia Pavisic is a full-time Edith Cowan University student dedicated to academic excellence and personal development. She is currently in her third year of a Bachelor of Health Science, majoring in Health Promotion and Addiction Studies. Claudia currently works in the healthcare industry which is a main driver in her passionate resolve to educate and inform people about mental health. Positive mental health in educational settings and the workplace is essential. Claudia aims to raise awareness of the association between an individual’s mental health, work, and academic achievement. Her ultimate goal is to champion the prioritisation of one’s personal well-being, while still meeting the demands of everyday work. During her time at university, Claudia has developed a deeper passion to help and educate others so that they may have the best possible overall health, along with the desire to make a positive impact on individuals and communities by promoting healthy lifestyle choices. | Preston Room |
| 1710 - 1830 AWST | Optional Sunset Drinks. Note: At own cost. Sunset at 1740 | Scarborough Beach Bar |
| 1830 - 2030 AWST | DCAM Dinner (Buffet) | Mentelle Room |
Day Three – Thursday, August 3
| TIME | SESSION | VENUE |
| From 0600 | Breakfast | Straits Café |
| Session One | Chair: Associate Professor Sonia White | |
| 0855 – 0900 AWST 1055 - 1100 AEST | Chair's highlights from yesterday* | Preston Room |
| 0900 - 0920 AWST 1100 - 1120 AEST | Updates from Portfolios: RIST, and SMART updates* 10 minutes per portfolio, inclusive of questions. | Preston Room |
| 0920 - 0945 AWST 1120 - 1145 AEST | RTP update and Translation awards* | Preston Room |
| 0940 - 0955 AWST | Director Update* | Preston Room |
| 0955 - 1030 AWST 1155 - 1230 AEST | Advisory panel* - Facilitator: Professor Tama Leaver | Preston Room |
| 1030 - 1100 AWST | Morning tea | Pre-function room |
| Session Two | Chair: Professor Louise Paatsch | |
| 1100 - 1145 AWST 1300 - 1345 AEST | Mapping -Where to from here? - Professor Leon Straker | Preston Room |
| 1145 - 1230 AWST 1345 - 1430 AEST | RIST Transdisciplinarity Seminar* - Professor Julian Sefton-Green and Dr Kate Mannell | Preston Room |
| 1230 - 1240 AWST 1430 - 1440 AEST | Director and Deputy Director's Summary* - Professor Susan Danby and Professor Sue Bennett | Preston Room |
| 1240 - 1345 AWST | Lunch | Mentelle Room |
| Session Three | Optional activities | |
| 1345 - 1445 AWST | Free time or optional activity: PD - Visualising research concepts with visual scribe and Dr Tara Roberson; Research committee (Professor Leon Straker); or RIST Working papers: Meeting of editorial teams (RIST) | |
| Visualising research A session with the visual scribe who will create illustrations of concepts discussed during DCAM sessions (any session marked with an asterisk on the program). The session will provide an overview of how they visually depict complex concepts and tips on how to brief graphic recorders/illustrators. | Preston Room |