Supporting the use of digital media in research with children and young people

该项目将创建一个关于在儿童和青少年研究中使用数字媒体的在线资源。该资源将为希望在工作中使用数字媒体的研究人员提供指导和支持。它将建立在研究团队的经验，运行一个培训课程，使用数字媒体在研究与儿童和青年人，这是我们所知的是第一个这样的。数字媒体提供了令人兴奋的可能性，研究与儿童和青年人。儿童越来越多地将数字和在线媒体作为日常生活的一部分，例如通过社交网站、即时通讯、游戏和移动的电话。最近的统计数据显示，在英国，79%的5-7岁奥尔兹，95%的8-11岁奥尔兹和98%的12-15岁奥尔兹现在使用互联网。因此，将数字媒体纳入儿童研究是有意义的。数字媒体有可能使研究更吸引儿童，更具包容性，更符合他们的生活。研究人员越来越认识到数字媒体的潜力，但同时他们也面临着许多挑战和不确定性。根据我们的经验：-他们正在寻求灵感（有什么选择，什么是可用的？），指导（需要考虑哪些问题？），技术技能（你实际上是怎么做的？）第一步（Making the first step）他们希望探索数字媒体的道德（同意、保密、匿名、互联网安全和儿童保护等问题）以及合法性（年龄限制、数据所有权、跨国司法管辖区、隐私法、在线环境的商业方面）。公共和私人之间的界限模糊是许多人关注的问题。例如，研究人员可能通过建立个人网站熟悉Facebook，但对使用Facebook进行专业工作感到谨慎。为了满足这些需求，我们将制作一个在线资源，其中包含数字媒体示例（例如音频，视频，照片，博客，地图），交互工具（例如讨论板，游戏，民意调查，维基）和现有资源的链接。这将：-使各部门能够分享良好做法。将提出一些例子供思考和讨论。提供信息，建议和指导，涉及使用数字媒体在研究与儿童的无数问题。这将与现有资源全面联系，提供一个方便的“一站式商店”。激发讨论和辩论。上面列出的许多问题是持续的困境，不能用简单的解决方案来解决。相反，在线环境将提供对话和思考的机会，资源的设计将由来自我们网络的约10名专家组成的联络小组提供信息，他们将就关键决定进行咨询。为了制作资源，研究团队将搜索现有资源，制作新资源，并委托与数字媒体和年轻人合作的领先组织提供媒体示例。研究人员将与网页设计团队密切合作，以确保资源具有吸引力，可访问性，并满足研究人员的需求。网站设计完成后，将收集联络小组和学员对我们培训课程的反馈意见，并进行相应的修改。资源将通过我们在不同部门（高等教育、公共、私营、第三部门）的网络进行宣传。它也将被纳入我们的培训课程。这将确保在项目完成后定期更新。

This project will create an online resource about using digital media in research with children and young people. The resource will give guidance and support to researchers who wish to use digital media in their work. It will build on the research team's experience running a training course on Using Digital Media in Research with Children and Young People, which to our knowledge is the first of its kind.Digital media offer exciting possibilities for research with children and young people. Increasingly, children use digital and online media as part of their everyday lives, through social networking sites, instant messaging, gaming and mobile phones for example. Recent statistics show that in the UK, 79% of 5-7 year olds, 95% of 8-11 year olds and 98% of 12-15 year olds now use the internet. It therefore makes sense to incorporate digital media into research with children. Digital media have the potential to make research more engaging for children, more inclusive, and more in tune with their lives.Researchers increasingly recognise the potential of digital media, but at the same time they face many challenges and uncertainties. In our experience:- They are seeking inspiration (what are the options, what is available?), guidance (what issues need to be considered?), technical skills (how do you actually do it?) and starting points (making the first step).- They wish to explore the ethics of digital media (issues such as consent, confidentiality, anonymity, internet safety and child protection) and also the legalities (age limits, data ownership, cross-national jurisdictions, privacy law, commercial aspects of online environments).- The blurring of boundaries between public and private is a concern for many. For example, researchers may be familiar with Facebook through setting up a personal site, but feel wary about using Facebook for their professional work.To address these needs, we will produce an online resource with digital media examples (e.g. audio, video, photos, blogs, maps), interactive tools (e.g. discussion boards, games, polls, wikis) and links to existing resources. This will:- Enable the sharing of good practice across sectors. Examples will be presented for reflection and discussion.- Provide information, advice and guidance on the myriad issues involved in using digital media in research with children. This will link comprehensively to existing resources to provide an accessible 'one stop shop'.- Stimulate discussion and debate. Many of the issues listed above are ongoing dilemmas, and cannot be resolved with simple solutions. Instead, the online environment will provide opportunities for dialogue and reflection.The design of the resource will be informed by a contact group of around 10 experts drawn from our networks who will be consulted on key decisions. To produce the resource, the research team will search for existing resources, produce new resources, and commission media examples from leading organisations working with digital media and young people. The researchers will work closely with a web design team to ensure the resource is engaging, accessible and will meet the needs of researchers. When the site has been designed, feedback will be gathered from the contact group and participants on our training courses, and revisions made accordingly.The resource will be publicised through our networks across different sectors (higher education, public, private, third sector). It will also be embedded into our training courses. This will ensure that it is updated regularly after the project has finished.