Dr. Fiona Scott is a Lecturer in Digital Literacies in The School of Education at The University of Sheffield. Her research concerns young children and their engagements with digital devices and texts. She is particularly interested in diverse child and family practices and the roles families play in children's interactions with the digital.
Experience
2018–present
Lecturer in Digital Literacies, The University of Sheffield
2017–2018
Lecturer in Early Childhood, Sheffield Hallam University
2017–2017
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, MakEY Project, The University of Sheffield
2012–2013
Project Manager, The BIG Energy Upgrade (Management School), The University of Sheffield
2011–2013
Research Assistant (Department of Psychology), The University of Sheffield
2009–2011
Research Consultant, Audiences Yorkshire
2007–2009
Research Associate, Skills Strategy Research
Education
2018
The University of Sheffield, PhD Education
2007
The University of York, MA Cultures of Empire, Resistance and Postcoloniality
2006
The University of York, BA English and Related Literature
Publications
2021
Family Mediation of Preschool Children’s Digital Media Practices at Home, Learning, Media & Technology
2020
Under Three’s Play with Tablets, Journal of Early Childhood Research
2019
'Knock, knock, it’s Freddy!’: harnessing young children’s digital and media skills and interests to foster creativity and digital literacy in makerspaces, Media Education Research Journal
2018
Play and creativity in young children’s use of apps, British Journal of Educational Technology
2018
Vibrations in Place: Sound and Language in Early Childhood Literacy Practices, Educational Studies
2016
Digital Play: A New Classification, Early Years
2014
What do people living in deprived communities in the UK think about household energy efficiency interventions?, Energy Policy
Grants and Contracts
2022
Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
The LEGO Foundation
2019
Children, Technology and Play
Role:
Co-Investigator
Funding Source:
The LEGO Foundation
2003
Young Children’s Engagement with Television and Related Media in the Digital Age
Role:
Doctoral Researcher
Funding Source:
Economic and Social Research Council
Honours
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts