Dr Fiona Scott
School of Education
Lecturer in Digital Literacies
Director, Literacies and Language Research Cluster
+44 114 222 8159
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School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
91探花
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Fiona is a Lecturer in Digital Literacies in The School of Education at 91探花, where she is Director of the Literacies and Language Research Cluster. She specialises in research and teaching focused on the digital lives of children. Fiona鈥檚 research focuses on children's engagements with digital technologies and digital texts, particularly in the context of families and communities. She has collaborated with a range of external partners in research, including LEGO and CBeebies. She is an Editor of the . She also frequently shares expertise through invited media appearances, including national and regional television and radio (BBC News Channel, BBC Radio 5 Live) and articles aimed at public engagement, such as her recent piece in .
- Research interests
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Research Interests
Fiona鈥檚 research is located in the field of digital literacies. She is concerned with child and family practices in relation to the digital and, in particular, the role played by social class. Fiona is also interested in research methods and methodologies, including the tensions associated with researching children鈥檚 lives in more-than-human contexts. Fiona鈥檚 PhD thesis, produced in collaboration with CBeebies, examined preschool children鈥檚 engagements with television and related media at home.
As a PI in the project, Fiona is currently leading ecoculturally-informed case study research in four countries in collaboration with UNICEF Innocenti and The LEGO Group. This research aims to investigate the relationship between children鈥檚 digital play and their subjective well-being.
Prior to beginning an academic career, Fiona worked as a Research Consultant, working on research projects for clients in the Further Education and Arts and Cultural Sectors (including the Learning and Skills Council and Arts Council).
Some of Fiona鈥檚 current and recent academic research projects include:
Current
(in partnership with UNICEF Innocenti and The LEGO Group, funded by The LEGO Foundation).
(in partnership with the National Childbirth Trust, with Emma Blakey, TUoS and Michelle McGillion, University of Warwick)
Recent
Floss and Em: Embedding Playfulness in Animation (Research England funded, with Fettle Animation)
XR StoryBox: Multimedia storytelling using mixed reality technology, in a box (AHRC funded, with XR Games)
(with The LEGO Foundation)
Young Children鈥檚 engagement and learning with the AR coding app 鈥淟ittle Red鈥 (with Twinkl Educational Publishing)
Sounds of Childhood: Exploring young children鈥檚 sound perceptions to inform architecture and urban design (IIKE scheme funded project at TUoS)
(TUoS with CBeebies, Foundling Bird, Dubit and Monteney Primary School)
Beyond Disorders (Interdisciplinary Research Futures funded project at TUoS)
Energy Innovation in Deprived Communities (ERDF funded project at TUoS)
Public Attitudes to Carbon Capture and Storage in United States and Canada (EPRI funded project at TUoS)
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 23(1), 3-7.
- . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy.
- Dis/comforting shelfies: Travelling literacies other-wise in disrupted times.. Digital Culture & Education, 14(2), 17-26.
- . Journal of Early Childhood Research.
- Guest editorial: Young children鈥檚 engagements with digital media. Media Education Research Journal, 8(2), 5-9.
- 鈥楰nock, knock, it鈥檚 Freddy!鈥: harnessing young children鈥檚 digital and media skills and interests to foster creativity and digital literacy in makerspaces. Media Education Research Journal, 8(2), 95-104.
- Guest editorial:Young Children鈥檚 Engagements with Digital Media. Media Education Research Journal, 8(2).
- . British Journal of Educational Technology, 49(5), 870-882.
- . Educational Studies, 54(4), 465-482.
- . Early Years, 36(3), 242-253.
- . Energy Policy, 66, 335-349.
- Addressing the 鈥榳hys鈥 of UK children鈥檚 YouTube use: a purposes approach. Social Media and Society.
- . International Journal of Play, 1-26.
- . Learning, Media and Technology, 1-14.
- . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 146879841989573-146879841989573.
- . Learning, Media and Technology, 1-16.
Chapters
- , Children鈥檚 Creative Inquiry in STEM (pp. 327-345). Springer International Publishing
- , Unsettling Literacies (pp. 67-81). Springer Singapore
- , Digital Play and Technologies in the Early Years (pp. 20-31). Routledge
- , Sonic Studies in Educational Foundations (pp. 129-147). Routledge
- , The Routledge Handbook of Digital Literacies in Early Childhood (pp. 442-452). Routledge
- , Educational Research in the Age of Anthropocene (pp. 110-143). IGI Global
- In Smith P & Roopnarine J (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Play Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives (pp. 240-257). Cambridge University Press
- Oxford University Press
Reports
- Children鈥檚 digital play and well-being. Research Report.
- Promoting the Green Deal to low income communities: Initial insights from Yorkshire & The Humber
Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries
- Digital Technology and Play in Early Childhood.
Presentations
- Re-Emerge? New parents, COVID19 and Creativity. The Art House Wakefield.
- . Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 23(1), 3-7.
- Teaching activities
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Fiona teaches across the BA Education, Culture and Childhood, MA Education, MA Early Childhood Education (Distance) and MA Digital Literacies, Culture and Education taught programmes in the School of Education.
Fiona worked alongside Dr. Becky Parry to write the department鈥檚 MA course focused on Digital Literacies, Culture and Education, which commenced in 2020.
Fiona has previously taught on a broad range of courses relating to Digital Literacies, Early Childhood and Research Methods, including as a Lecturer in Early Childhood at 91探花 Hallam University.
Fiona鈥檚 current and recent PhD and EdD students research topics including: early years educators perspectives on digital technology use in the classroom; children鈥檚 use of YouTube; the role of digital technologies in early childhood settings in China; literacy playshops; and primary school teachers鈥 digital literacies teaching. Fiona is particularly interested in hearing from prospective doctoral students who would like to research the digital lives of children (0-8). An indicative (but not exhaustive) list of relevant topics might include: children鈥檚 uses of digital technologies and/ or engagement with media texts at home; the experiences and perspectives of children and their families in relation to digital technologies; parent and carer or family mediation of children鈥檚 digital practices; the experiences and attitudes of early years practitioners in relation to digital technologies; the use of digital technologies in early childhood settings or across home-school boundaries; the digital literacy practices of children and their families; the design of particular digital technologies for children; children鈥檚 digital play; diversity and difference in children鈥檚 digital practices (geographic, socioeconomic, gender-based).
- Professional activities and memberships
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Fiona is an Editor of the and a member of the l鈥檚 Editorial Board.