Digital Child Annual Meeting Online 2022
Overview
DCAM is the Centre’s inaugural meeting for members. It is the centrepiece of knowledge-sharing and networking, with the aim to create links across members and the Centre’s six university nodes. DCAM is critical in establishing relationships, research teams, research agendas and project development and planning. Due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak, our inaugural DCAM will be held online via Zoom. You will have received the Zoom link and details via an Outlook meeting invitation. If you have questions, please contact your Node Business Support Officer or email info@digitalchild.org.au.
Program
Please note that this program is subject to change. All sessions will be held online via Zoom. Recordings of some sessions will be made available. Download a printable version of the program.
| Wednesday 9 February | Chair/s | Start time WA | Start time QLD | Start time NSW/VIC | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCAM Kickstarter & Chatterbox An informal Q&A to allow Centre members the opportunity to get to know each other. Participants will be randomly invited to answer questions such as: How did you know you wanted to do a PhD? What interests/excites you most about your research? If you were not an academic what would you be doing instead? | Lisa Walker | 8:30am | 10:30am | 11:30am | 15 mins |
| Welcome and Director's presentation Acknowledgement of Country Highlights of 2021 and opportunities for 2022 DCAM overview and objectives | Prof Susan Danby | 8:45am | 10:45am | 11:45am | 15 mins |
| Session 1: Fundamentals Explore how research questions can be addressed through diverse theoretical and methodological positions. In breakout rooms, three panel members, each from a different discipline, will present a possible research project addressing one of the following research questions from their theoretical and/or methodological perspective: Breakout room 1: How can technologies support children to develop their potential in development, health, and wellbeing? Breakout room leads: Prof Simon Smith, Dr Sharon Horwood, Dr Laetitia Coles. Breakout room 2: What mechanisms can be developed to support effective and equitable education at home and school? Breakout room leads: Prof Michael Dezuanni, Prof Annette Woods, Prof Louise Paatsch Breakout room 3: How can digital technologies maintain continuity of friendships for young children, and protect their rights as digital citizens? Breakout room leads: Prof Tama Leaver, A/Prof Karen Murcia, Prof Lelia Green. | Prof Susan Danby | 9:00am | 11:00am | 12:00pm | 60 mins |
| Session 2: Mentoring Centre students and early career researchers (including RFs, RAs, CIs, PIs and AIs) will be invited to participate in small group mentoring activities to ask senior researchers the 'tough' questions, such as: how can I make the most out of my research career; how do I write a ‘killer’ grant application; how do I approach research leaders to initiate a collaboration; how can my research appeal to policymakers; how can I be competitive for promotion? Breakout room leads: Prof Susan Danby, A/Prof Sonia White, A/Prof Karen Murcia, A/Prof Sonia White, Prof Annette Woods, Prof Michael Dezuanni, Prof Lelia Green, Prof Simon Smith. | Prof Annette Woods | 10:00am | 12:00pm | 1:00pm | 30 mins |
| Lunch/coffee Break for lunch (QLD, NSW, VIC) or coffee (WA). | 10:30am | 12:30pm | 1:30pm | 60 mins | |
| Session 3: Program updates - Healthy, Educated, Connected Hear from program co-leaders on current and proposed projects, and aims and Activity Plans for 2022. | Prof Sue Bennett | 11:30am | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | 60 mins |
| Session 4: Pitch and collaborate #1 In small group breakout rooms, discuss and respond to the Centre's grand challenges related to children and digital technologies, and propose ideas for research projects that could address these challenges. These big picture discussions will help inform the Centre's 2022 Research Activity Plan. Breakout room leads: TBC | Prof Michael Dezuanni | 12:30pm | 2:30pm | 3:30pm | 60 mins |
| Close of day 1 | 1:30pm | 3:30pm | 4:30pm |
| Thursday 10 February | Chair/s | Start time WA | Start time QLD | Start time NSW/VIC | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCAM Kickstarter & Chatterbox An informal Q&A to allow Centre members the opportunity to get to know each other. Participants will be randomly invited to answer questions such as: How did you know you wanted to do a PhD? What interests/excites you most about your research? If you were not an academic what would you be doing instead? | Lisa Walker | 7:45am | 9:45am | 10:45am | 15 mins |
| Session 5: The way we work and research together - our culture Connect with Centre members in a series of engaging and interactive activities facilitated by Mark Douglas (Director, ETHOS Consulting). | Prof Susan Danby and Mark Douglas | 8:00am | 10:00am | 11:00am | 120 mins |
| Lunch/coffee Break for lunch (QLD, NSW, VIC) or coffee (WA). | 10:00am | 12:00pm | 1:00pm | 45 mins | |
| Session 6: Pitch and collaborate #2 In small group breakout rooms, discuss and respond to the Centre's grand challenges related to children and digital technologies, and propose ideas for research projects that could address these challenges. These big picture discussions will help inform the Centre's 2022 Research Activity Plan.' Breakout leads: TBC | Prof Michael Dezuanni | 10:45am | 12:45pm | 1:45pm | 60 mins |
| Session 7: Longitudinal Family Cohort Study (LFCS) update and Q&A The LFCS Working Group will present their achievements to date, aims and activity plan for 2022. A 20-minute presentation will be followed a Q&A hosted by Karen Thorpe and Juliana Gomes Zabatiero. | Prof Karen Thorpe | 11:45pm | 1:45pm | 2:45pm | 30 mins |
| Lunch/coffee Break for lunch (WA) or coffee (QLD, NSW, VIC). | 12:15pm | 2:15pm | 3:15pm | 30 mins | |
| Session 8: Research with Indigenous participants and researchers Ethical practices in research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and interests: an update from the Indigenous Research Working Group. | Dr Marnee Shay | 12:45pm | 2.45pm | 3.45pm | 45 mins |
| Session 9: Research ethics and the Digital Child Consider different ethical themes/views, respond to the ethical issues that arise in research agendas and how these issues are different or similar across the Centre's research programs. A potential outcome of this session is to develop an edited book or special issue on Research Ethics and the Digital Child. Presenters include Prof Sue Bennett, Dr Kate Mannell, Dr Andy Zhao, Dr Luci Pangrazio and A/Prof Maryanne Theobald. Topics will include digital in the home and informal setting, engaging in digital ethnography practices, and analysis of digital ethnographic data. | A/Prof Steven Howard | 1:30pm | 3.30pm | 4.30pm | 60 mins |
| Close of day 2 | 2:30pm | 4.30pm | 5.30pm |
| Friday 11 February | Chair/s | Start time WA | Start time QLD | Start time NSW/VIC | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCAM Kickstarter & Chatterbox An informal Q&A to allow Centre members the opportunity to get to know each other. Participants will be randomly invited to answer questions such as: How did you know you wanted to do a PhD? What interests/excites you most about your research? If you were not an academic what would you be doing instead? | Lisa Walker | 8:30am | 10:30am | 11:30am | 15 mins |
| Session 10: Mapping the research of the Centre In small group breakout rooms, we'll draw together the threads of the research discussions held over the week, with an aim of this mapping exercise to capture clear ways forward to progress the Centre's research. | Prof Leon Straker, Prof Lisa Kervin | 8:45am | 10:45am | 11:45am | 75 mins |
| Lunch/coffee Break for lunch (QLD, NSW, VIC) or coffee (WA). | 10:00am | 12:00pm | 1:00pm | 60 mins | |
| Session 11: Longitudinal Family Cohort Study This is the kick-off of developing the survey. Facilitated by the LFCS Working Group we will break into themes – Healthy, Educated, Connected – to commence the process of developing the survey content. | Prof Karen Thorpe | 11:00am | 1:00pm | 2:00pm | 60 mins |
| Session 12: Open forum An opportunity to reflect on DCAM and share your thoughts on the Centre's plans for 2022. | Prof Daniel Johnson | 12:00pm | 2:00pm | 3:00pm | 30 mins |
| Final session and close | Prof Daniel Johnson | 12:30pm | 2.30pm | 3.30pm | 5 mins |
| Close of DCAM | 12:35pm | 2:35pm | 3:35pm | ||
| DCAM dinners QUT & UQ Deakin ECU & Curtin Contact your Node BSO for details. |
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