ACER Cyber Safety Seminar Series
Youth CyberSafety – Serious Threat, Serious Impacts …
Join Australia’s “Dr Phil”, leading adolescent psychologist, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, to explore the highs and lows of youth cyber safety during November and December 2007.
Hear from Michael how you can make a difference to youth cyber safety, through practice, policy and exploring new paradigms.
Safety online is all about keeping adult predators away. OR IS IT?
Evidence suggests the greatest stranger danger comes from children’s peers!
At a time in their lives when identity is the central issue of their entire psychological development, our teenagers and children are citizens in a cyberworld where identity means nothing and things are rarely as they seem. In Cyberia, what feels like a game may be a trap. What sounds like a friend could be a predator. What looks like a bank could be a thief.
This one day intensive seminar is devoted to discovering the impacts and outcomes of young people’s use of social networking sites, cyberbullying, internet addiction, filtering software and online games.
Recently a 16 year old computer whiz took only a few clicks to bypass the filters supplied under the government's $84 Million National Filtering Scheme. His method ensured the toolbar icons were not deleted; his parents believed the filters were still working…
What do you really understand about what our young know, do, and experience online? How can you ensure they are safe?
Access the latest research available on this important topic through the Australian Council for Educational Research. ACER invites you to join leading Australian adolescent psychologist, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg to explore youth cybersafety issues:
- Understand why Cyberia is a legitimate world, and how today’s youth live in it.
- Experience personal stories, case studies and resources which illuminate and demystify core issues.
- Discover the shortcomings of existing solutions and structures.
- Develop cyber safety expertise to impact policy, address practical problems and design solutions suitable for your organisation.
- Make links and enjoy constructive dialogue with peers and colleagues.