How Technology is Changing the Brain

How Technology is Changing the Brain

This webinar examines current research on how technology use shapes the brain—both positively and negatively. Participants will review age-specific recommendations for technology engagement and explore the neuroscience underlying these guidelines. By the end of the session, participants will be able to articulate and justify at least five evidence-based principles for fostering healthy technology use that supports optimal brain development and function.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Describe current neuroscientific findings on how technology use influences brain structure and function across different developmental stages.
• Differentiate between positive and negative cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes associated with various types of technology engagement.
• Explain the rationale behind age-appropriate guidelines for technology use based on current research.
• Evaluate existing recommendations for technology use and identify evidence-based practices that promote healthy brain development.
• Formulate and defend at least five professional guidelines for fostering balanced, developmentally supportive technology use.

About Your Speaker

Dr. Arrin Brummett, PCET

Arrin Brummett is a pastor's wife and homeschooling mother of four, who serves as a Quantitative Dissertation Chair with Liberty University and an instructor with the National Institute for Learning Development. She holds her PhD in Special Education from Liberty and calls rural Texoma home. In her free time, she enjoys mentoring robotics and playing board games.