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Session Type: Symposium
This session examines the intersection of digital technologies and young children's agency in early childhood education. Presentations highlight common themes of fostering autonomy and ethical engagement: from guiding preschoolers' interactions with robots to developing caring thinking, implementing ethical practices for children's assent in digital research, and leveraging health and safety technologies to enhance agency in kindergartens. Further, the session explores recognizing emotional expressions in competitive games, enhancing digital literacy through embodied learning in mixed reality, and understanding the family-preschool dynamic in urban China. Collectively, these studies provide a cohesive insight into how digital tools can empower children's voices, choices, and development, emphasizing the critical role of educators in this digital transformation.
Caring Thinking with Robots: Teacher-Guided Exploration with Robots in Preschool Classrooms - X. Christine Wang, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Grace Yaxin Xing, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Zhuoyun Cai, University at Buffalo - SUNY
Empowering Voices: Implementing Ethical Practices for Young Children's Assent in Digital Research - Amanda M. Mirabella, University of North Carolina Asheville; Ilene R. Berson, University of South Florida; Michael J. Berson, University of South Florida
Leveraging Digital Health and Safety Technologies to Enhance Child Agency in a Shanghai Kindergarten - Wenwei Luo, Shanghai Normal University; Xiaoyu Wu, University of Michigan; Huihua He, Shanghai Normal University; Minqi Gao, Shanghai Normal University; Ilene R. Berson, University of South Florida; Michael J. Berson, University of South Florida; Linhui Li, Shanghai Normal University
Visual Language Model-driven Recognition of Kindergarten Children Emotional Expressions During Competitive Games - Jin Liu, Shanghai Maritime University; Huihua He, Shanghai Normal University; Wenwei Luo, Shanghai Normal University; Ilene R. Berson, University of South Florida; Michael J. Berson, University of South Florida; Mingji zhou, Shanghai Maritime University; Hui Li, The Education University of Hong Kong
Role of Facilitation in Enhancing Young Children’s Learning within an MR Environment - Xintian Tu-Shea, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Chaoran Wang, Colby College
Riding the ‘Penny Farthing Bicycle’ of Early Digital Literacy: Unraveling the Family-Preschool Dynamic in Chinese Urban Children - Simin Cao, Shanghai Normal University; Chuanmei Dong, Macquarie University; Hui Li, The Education University of Hong Kong