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November 13, 2023

TV can be educational but social media likely harms mental health: what 70 years of research tells us about children and screens

Taren Sanders, Australian Catholic University; Chris Lonsdale, Australian Catholic University; Michael Noetel, The University of Queensland, and Philip D Parker, Australian Catholic University

A major study of screen use found it’s not the screen itself that really matters but what’s on it and the way kids use it.

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June 21, 2021

Aussie kids are some of the least active in the world. We developed a cheap school program that gets results

Taren Sanders, Australian Catholic University; Chris Lonsdale, Australian Catholic University; David Lubans, University of Newcastle; Michael Noetel, The University of Queensland, and Philip D Parker, Australian Catholic University

Governments spend millions to try to get kids moving but these interventions may be short-lived, or only benefit a group of kids. Our program is cost-effective and can work long term.

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August 10, 2020

Videos won’t kill the uni lecture, but they will improve student learning and their marks

Michael Noetel, Australian Catholic University; Borja del Pozo Cruz, Australian Catholic University; Chris Lonsdale, Australian Catholic University; Philip D Parker, Australian Catholic University, and Taren Sanders, Australian Catholic University

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, universities are using video for so much of their teaching. Some worry this will hurt student learning, but that’s not what we found.

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