Swinburne BabyLab

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Curious about your 7, 8 or 9-year-old's streaming habits? 📺🕵️‍♂️ Email us to book a school holiday appointment!

Congratulations to Georgia Clift who was just awarded her Masters by Research with no thesis revisions required!

And belated Congratulations to Mantavya Patel, who completed his masters degree in March and has begun an exciting new PhD project in the Babylab.

Can VR be used to teach children water safety? 🤔 Take a look at what we found... 🌊

Ever seen the experiment where children sit in front of marshmellows? 🍡 Here's our take on it 🎁

We are looking for 3, 4, 7 and 8 year olds to participate in our online study—no appointment needed! Click the link below, or save this picture and scan the QR code to start later.

🖥️ https://swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_006DngjutpejMRE
🖥️ Completely remote
🖥️ Takes no longer than 15 minutes

👶 Is your child learning a new language at school? Contact us at [email protected] to find out more 👶

👶 We are looking for 3, 4, 7 and 8 year olds for our study looking into how children share! Contact us at [email protected] to find out more. 👶

Happy New Year everyone! We need more baby and toddler recordings for this project. If you have a little one who fits all the eligibility criteria, please register at https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/mental-health/facilities/babylab/participate/ or email us at [email protected] for more details.

And the best part? It's going towards helping hearing impaired children learn to speak.

Register at https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/mental-health/facilities/babylab/participate/ and email us at [email protected] to be a part of this today.

Do you have a little one aged from 10 months to 3 years of age?

We are looking for babies and toddlers aged from 10-35 months old to help us create a children's speech database for Australian English.

This study is completed remotely and can be done from home.

If you haven't already, please register at https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/mental-health/facilities/babylab/participate/. You can also email us at [email protected] if you are interested (or would like to know more details). Feel free to share/pass along to family and friends who may also be interested!

We're still looking for children between 3-4 and 7-8 years of age to help us investigate sharing behaviours over video-chat—and the potential impact that COVID-19 may have on this.

The study is done in one 30-45 minute session and is designed to be fun for your little one.

Please email us at [email protected] if you are interested (or would like to know more details), and feel free to share/pass along to family and friends who may also be interested!

Do you currently reside in Victoria, Australia?

We are looking for parents of children aged between 0-5 years to participate in a 20 minute survey. This study aims to investigate how media and video communication technologies are being used by families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you are interested in participating, please click the link below to start the survey. Feel free to share/pass along to family and friends who may also be interested!
https://swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1KReH0Lsa8SXx9X

For further information, please feel welcome to email [email protected].

Are you looking for something new to break up the day in isolation?

We're looking for children between 3 and 8.9 years of age to help us investigate sharing behaviours over video-chat—and the potential impact that COVID-19 may have on this. The study is done in one 30-45 minute session and is designed to be fun for your little one.

Please email us at [email protected] if you are interested (or would like to know more details), and feel free to share/pass along to family and friends who may also be interested!

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Worried About Your Kids’ Social Skills Post-Lockdown? Try not to fret. There’s much to be gained from time with family, or even on their own.

Are you looking for things your kids can do at home? Check out these zoo live streams and educational videos

⭐️ THIS WEEKS LIVE STREAMS AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS SCHEDULE! ⭐️

Commencing on Monday 30th March, tune in for a week of both fun and exciting action this week as we kick off our first live streams and educational videos! Here's when to catch the action! 👇🐨🦘

The educational videos at 10am will be posted on Tim Faulkner’s Facebook and Instagram pages as well as the Australian Reptile Park’s YouTube channel 🐍🐢

The live streams at 2pm will be available on the Australian Reptile Park’s Facebook and Instagram 🦎🐊

Birdie and the Big Sickness - a little flipbook to help explain the current situation to young children

https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/chq/our-services/mental-health-services/qcpimh/natural-disaster-resources/storybooks/?fbclid=IwAR1mhkOQ8lRPMVdjFrifBjM8cb7wHq8e2B72qiZKil16Z_zOmUuvanL7R_0

Natural Disaster Recovery storybooks Birdie stories Birdie and the fire Birdie and her friends have to get away from a bushfire. A story for young children about recovering from fires. View flipbook Also available in العربية | Arabicျမန္မာ | Burmese简体中文 |

We are searching for children between 2 and 3.9 years of age to help us explore some of the differences between digital and material play! It only takes around 45 minutes, and is fun for you and your child!

We have times available Wednesday and Thursday this week, and are also making appointments for the New Year from Monday 6 Jan onwards. If you are interested, please get in touch, and feel free to pass on to friends or family who may also be interested.

Looking for something to do during the school holidays?
We invite you and your 6-9 year olds to help us learn more about virtual reality. Register your interest at babylab.org!

I’m thrilled to announce the newest babylab alumnus, Dr Dorothea Martin who just passed her PhD examination with no changes! Let the robot uprising begin!

Join our PhD student Paola Araiza-Alba to learn about her exciting research: Virtual reality and kids learning. 20th August, 7pm at Hawthorn Library. Free event.

What if we can use virtual reality to transform kids learning? Learn how virtual reality can transform children’s education with experts from Swinburne University of Technology.

Great piece on screen time from Babylab alumnus Brittany Huber.

Stop worrying about screen 'time'. It's your child’s screen experience that matters Most Australians exceed the guidelines for screen time, and most parents feel guilty about the time their child spends on the screen. But not all screen time is bad. Content matters.

Help us learn about children's media use and win a $50 Visa card! This study is completely online, requiring no lab visit. For more information, email [email protected], call 9214 8822, or comment below and a researcher will contact you.

Our friends over at ACU are conducting some exciting research with children between 8 and 12 years of age.

If you are interested, please get in touch with Kate Horner: [email protected] or call 0406 577 615 for more information!

Help us learn more about how Australian children 0-8 years old spend their time with and without screens and go in the draw to win a $50 Visa gift card; all from the comfort of your own home!

We invite you and your 6-9 year olds to help us learn more about virtual reality on Saturdays and during the winter school holidays! Register your interest at babylab.org!

Join PhD candidate, Paola Araiza-Alba, as she shares findings from our research. 20th of August

What if we can use virtual reality to transform kids learning? Learn how virtual reality can transform children’s education with experts from Swinburne University of Technology.