Sarah Connolly

Research Interests

My research explores primary children’s lived experiences and perspectives on outdoor play, nature connection and digital technologies, with a particular focus on Internet of Things toys (IoToys). I am interested in how IoToys intersect with children’s play and their relationships with nature. I also explore how these experiences are expressed through children’s voices and agency.

Guided by a postdigital perspective, my work seeks to move beyond binary framings of technology and nature. I use multi-method participatory approaches that provide children with different ways to share their experiences. This allows me to recognise children as active meaning-makers and co-researchers.

External positions

Education Support Officer, West Dunbartonshire Council

Keywords

Internet of Things toys (IoToys)
Outdoor play
Nature Connection
Participatory Methods
Rights of the child
Posthumanism
Post-Digital
Children and Technology

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 15 Life on Land

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