Social Media & Technology in Australia

Dr. Karen Stagnitti, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health talks about children, some as young as 12 months old who are playing with iPads and smartphones and the implications this may have for their growth and learning patterns.

Ross Monaghan, who is a business communication and issues management specialist with more than 17 years communications experience in public relations, general management and journalism, and talks today about the latest in new social media trends and how these mediums are being used in business today.

Kate Frazer, a Deakin Honours Student in Public Relations and has just completed a thesis on the Yarra Valley wine industry and it's use of social media

Dr Debra Bateman is a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education. She discusses Facebook and the use of Social Media in classrooms.

Lecturer in Sport Management Adam Karg discusses the use of social media by Australian professional sport teams. Adam talks about the content and strategy's sports clubs are using to engage with consumers.

Deakin Honours student, Ariana Leane, who with other Deakin students, is currently participating in a study exploring the use of iPads and how they can be applied in teaching and learning contexts.