Kids DIY Media Partnership Workshop 2: Session 3

Daylong workshop aimed reviewing the Kids DIY Media Partnership’s ongoing research into children's digital do-ityourself (DIY) media production, and discussing the social, ethical and
educational implications of young children’s increased participation in making and sharing their own media creations online with project partners and key stakeholders.

Session 3 was presented by: Dr. Sara Grimes (Principal Investigator, University of Toronto), Melissa Tomko (MI Student, Research Assistant, University of Toronto), and Dr. Deborah Fields (Co-PI, Utah State University).

Transcript

1. Picture Place Holder Session 3
2. 2 Dr. Sara Grimes Session 3: Project Deliverables
3. 3 Project Deliverables Academic and non-academic articles; conference presentations; yearly reports; full project report; fact sheets for children & parents Reports on Research Findings Project website; two consultative workshops; public events/activities catered to children & families; child advisory board. Best practices document for tool/platform makers, educators, etc.; policy recommendations document. Best Practices and Recommendations Community & Stakeholder Outreach
4. 4 Reports on Findings (To Date) Academic Articles/Papers Grimes, S.M. & Fields, D.A. (2015). Children’s media making, but not sharing: The potential and limitations of child-specific DIY media websites. Media International Australia (154):112-122. Litts, B. (organizer), Kafai, Y. B. (organizer), Fields, D. A., Halverson, E. R., Peppler, K., Keune, A. Tissenbaum, M., Grimes, S. M., Change, S., Regalla, L., Telhan, O., & Duncan, S. (Discussant). (2016). Connected making: Designing for youth learning in online maker communities in and out of schools. In Proceedings of The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2016. Singapore, Singapore: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
5. 5 Reports on Findings (To Date) eGirls, eCitizens: Girls' Experiences of Gender, Privacy and Equality Online Conference, March 2014, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON. Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference (at Congress), June 2014, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON (four presentations) College of Education, University of Arizona, October 2014, Tucson, AZ AoIR 15, October 2014, Daegu, Korea Digital Media and Learning Conference, June 2015, Los Angeles, CA Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Conference, November 2015, Denver, CO Academic Conferences
6. 6 Reports on Findings (To Date) Year 1 Report
7. 7 Community Outreach (To Date) Presentations at the following community events Children, Youth & Media Conference, November 2013, Toronto, ON UofT in Your Neighborhood Speaker Series, March 2014 Toronto, ON Panel & Workshop at the TIFF Kids Festival Industry Conference, April 2014, Toronto, ON Carleton University Creative Writing Camps Instructor Training Day, June 2014, Ottawa, ON OCLC Board of Trustees Meeting, June 2014,, Toronto, ON Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Fellows’ Strategic Institute, July 2014
8. 8 Community Outreach (To Date) Creative play online. Exhibit/Activity Center featured in the TIFF Kids DigiPlayspace, Mar.8-Apr.21, 2014.
9. 9 Community Outreach (To Date)
10. 10 Year 3: The Year of Deliverables Once data collection and analysis is complete (August/September 2016), focus shifts entirely to producing project deliverables and engaging in knowledge mobilization. Coming soon: Website revamp, Year 2 Report, academic articles/presentations (focus on full policy analysis and full content analysis results). 2016-2017: Fact sheets for children and parents (written in child-friendly language); public event aimed at children and parents (contents informed by child advisory group); Best Practices document & Policy Recommendations documents. Project Report (complete); academic and non-academic (community outreach, blog posts, etc.) articles/presentations.
11. 11 Melissa Tomko Session 3: Relevant Guidelines
12. 12 Guidelines Investigated Best Practices 01 1. Communicate your brand values 2. Audience Transparency. Who are you really targeting? 3. Is your user experience age appropriate? What life and literacy benefits does your experience provide for children? 4. Are you acknowledging the ultimate gatekeeper: the parent? Provide plenty of opt-in points for parents and make it a key communication channel for your brand. 5. Offer a kid-friendly, easy to read, easy to find, privacy policy for children. Kidsmediacentre
13. 13 Guidelines Investigated Kidsmediacentre Best Practices 01 6. Post your brand’s Digital Citizenship expectations. 7. Be transparent in your Monetization disclosure. You have a right to make money; but you need to approach revenue generation ethically. 8. Use Social Media Responsibly. Connect with parents; forego children under 13 years of age. 9. Consider the real-world application and broader ROI potential of your property.
14. 14 Guidelines Investigated Ethical Framework and PIX Index • Parent Engagement/Communication • Privacy • User experience • Marketing • Monetization 01 Kidsmediacentre
15. 15 Guidelines Investigated Kids Media Smarts Trendsand Recommendations 02 • The 3rd phase of their project • Identified trends and recommendations • children’s media • inspecting popular websites • conducting interviews • collecting surveys • educational guidelines • Enhancement of digital literacy
16. 16 Guidelines Investigated Office of the Privacy Commissioner Guidelines for Online Consent, as well as the online factsheet resources for educators, developers, and parents and children • “Meaningful consent” • Types of information gathering practices • What a privacy policy needs to communicate to its users • Suggestions for developers in how to orient their products for transparency and better adherence to legislation • Factsheets 03
17. 17 Guidelines Investigated Youth Media Alliance Digital Toolkit 04 • Extensive review of children’s websites and international legislations. Categorized their findings into 21 items that could be Items to be improved • The collection of personal info • Parental consent • Surveys • User Generated Content • Monetization practices • Protecting children from predators
18. 18 Guidelines Investigated EU Kids Online Final Report 05 • EU Kids Online Project’s objective • “Evaluate the social, cultural and regulatory influences affecting online opportunities and risks, along with children’s and parents’ responses, in order to inform policy” • The 4 C’s • Comparative • Contextual • Child centred • Critical • Opportunities for children’s digital media platforms to be used to initiate civic action
19. 19 Guidelines Investigated 06 • Key areas for protecting and promoting children’s rights online UNICEF’s Guidelines for Industry on Child online Protection • Integrating child rights into all appropriate corporate policies and management processes • Creating a safer and age appropriate online environment • Educating children, parents and teachers about children’s safety • Responsible use of ICTs
20. 20 Typical Structure & Features Political policies, acts, and legislation that are inclusive or not inclusive of children’s rights online. Also notes where sites are in violation of legislation and/or children’s rights Policy Research Reviews of children’s digital media sites to exemplify what is included or missing, what they did well what they neglected, and what was innovative or what was typical Elements of children’s cognitive, emotional, and developmental abilities are investigated regarding legitimacy of website’s claims Children users’ ages and abilities Environmental Research
21. 21 Typical Structure & Features Each of the articles discussed a gap in their findings ie. gap in legislation, gap in understanding child abilities, gap in education The ‘Gaps’ The guidelines all have a components that touch upon solutions for some of the issues it it encountered. Suggested mitigation, education, or legislation strategies are mentioned Each article discusses what their intentions are in order to actively contribute to making children’s digital media a more positive space Future Action The Solution
22. How do we turn these ‘Guidelines’ into universal ‘Frameworks’
23. 23 Dr. Debbie Fields Session 3: Research Data
24. 24 Comparative Content Analysis Developing Best Practices BEST PRACTICES Media Scan Policy Analysis Lit Review Case Studies Kids Advisory Board Partners & Advisors BEST PRACTICES
25. Session 3 Questions
26. 26 What kinds of criteria should we include for selecting case studies?
27. 27 What should we ask the kids? For case study interviews, game jams, kids advisory board
28. THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION​