Time:  Oct 07, 2020
Location:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:  Virtual
Topics
Ethical Design
Mental Health

Children and Screens held the #AskTheExperts webinar “Persuasive Technology” on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 at 12:00pm EDT via Zoom. The webinar featured a discussion outlining the basic principles of persuasive design, an approach that uses insights from psychology and neuroscience to keep kids (and adults) online. Expert panelists explained why these tactics work and offered practical advice to parents hoping to mitigate their effects.

Speakers

  • Yalda Uhls, MBA, PhD

    Founder and Executive Director; Author Center for Scholars & Storytellers University of California, Los Angeles; Media Moms and Digital Dads
    Moderator

  • Richard Freed, PhD

    Child and Adolescent Psychologist; Author Wired Child: Reclaiming Childhood in a Digital Age

  • Criscillia Benford, PhD

    Educator and Communications Consultant; Co-Author; Board Member Sensory Metrics of Neuromechanical Trust; Campaign for a Commerical-Free Childhood

  • Max Stossel

    Head of Education; Poet and Filmmaker Center for Humane Technology

Video and Resources

Watch a recording of the webinar "Persuasive Technology," read the transcript, and view other related content in Learn and Explore.

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