Psychology 338YC - Lab:Young Child./iPads/Learn.

What is play? What behaviors do children exhibit as they play together in an early childhood setting? In what ways are traditional play and digital play (with educational apps) similar and different? What types of stories and images do young children create as they engage with apps together? This course provides opportunities to interact with young children while exploring these and related questions about digital play and social learning. Students collect observational data of preschool children playing with iPad apps, conduct qualitative analyses, and increase their understanding of play. Topics of study include social competence, gender segregation, app design, and multimodal learning.

Prereq: PSYCH-200 or PSYCH-204, and PSYCH-230 or PSYCH-233.