Children and Screens held the #AskTheExperts webinar “Persuasive Technology” on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 at 12:00pm EDT via Zoom. The webinar featured a discussion outlining the basic principles of persuasive design, an approach that uses insights from psychology and neuroscience to keep kids (and adults) online. Expert panelists explained why these tactics work and offered practical advice to parents hoping to mitigate their effects.
Speakers
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Yalda Uhls, MBA, PhD
Founder and Executive Director; AuthorModerator
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Richard Freed, PhD
Child and Adolescent Psychologist; Author
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Criscillia Benford, PhD
Educator and Communications Consultant; Co-Author; Board Member
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Max Stossel
Head of Education; Poet and Filmmaker
