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Dr Joanna Kolak
Dr Joanna Kolak
A lecturer in developmental psychology at the University of Salford, Dr Joanna Kolak specialises in the educational potential of digital media for children: how to measure it and how to improve it. Her research also encompasses how digital media can be utilised to support language learning in the young. As part of her PhD studies, Joanna investigated the role of internal and external factors in developing balanced bilingualism in Polish–English bilingual children in the UK and Ireland.
Having had numerous articles published in academic journals, Dr Kolak also spent three years in Salford University’s Cognitive Development Lab on an ESRC-funded project researching the educational possibilities for touchscreen apps in children’s early vocabulary acquisition. Alongside her lecturing role, Dr Kolak has also founded her own consultancy – Multiling – which delivers workshops for the parents of bilingual children and for professionals working with young people who are bilingual.
Dr Joanna Kolak's Training & Resources
Using Technology to Encourage Physical Movement in Line with EYFS Requirements
- Available On Demand
This webinar will provide nursery managers and practitioners with insightful expert suggestions on how they might positively use technology to encourage both physical and cognitive activity among young ones in early years settings.
Digital Hygiene: Establishing Healthy Relationships with Technology
- Available On Demand
This webinar will provide early years managers, leaders, teachers and practitioners with practical guidance and advice on understanding how to integrate technology and the digital world into children’s lives in a healthy, safe and responsible manner to support their development.