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Digital Wellbeing (PhD)

Maximising the potential of technology, managing the challenges

 
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Dr Joanne Orlando (PhD, M.Ed, B.Ed) is a one of the world's leading social commentators and analysts on our digital behaviour and lifestyle. She draws on a range of data sets to interpret and provide solutions to our most pressing digital lifestyle issues both now and into the future.  She argues that online spaces are powerful forces that are reshaping the way we live, the way we work, learn, our relationships and life goals. 

Joanne is the ongoing digital expert for Australian TV including Sunrise, the Today Show, The Morning Show and Today Extra, and is a writer for the Sydney Morning Herald. Her commentary deals with understanding the stress and challenges that relate social media use, gaming, online communication, AI, tech for work and learning. Knowledge is power, and Joanne's focus is on understanding and providing solutions for adults and children. 

Dr Joanne Orlando is based in Sydney, Australia.

 

Latest TV Appearances

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Is your phone your adult blankie? Telltale signs
Is your phone your adult blankie? Telltale signs
Will age-verification keep our kids safe from adult content online?
Will age-verification keep our kids safe from adult content online?
What exactly does too much screentime does to toddlers?
What exactly does too much screentime does to toddlers?
Is there a program to stop teens scrolling?
Is there a program to stop teens scrolling?
How your uploaded pictures can reveal multiple cues to criminals
How your uploaded pictures can reveal multiple cues to criminals
When to give your child a phone
When to give your child a phone
Why children as young as 14 are using dating apps: What parents need to know
Why children as young as 14 are using dating apps: What parents need to know
Consent, cybersafety & when parents don't have permission to post their child's images
Consent, cybersafety & when parents don't have permission to post their child's images
Have you detected the hidden strategies apps use to keep us on our phone?
Have you detected the hidden strategies apps use to keep us on our phone?
Today Show: Phone bans starting in schools. Should you be worried?
Today Show: Phone bans starting in schools. Should you be worried?
School holidays coming up! Guilt-free screentime techniques
School holidays coming up! Guilt-free screentime techniques
Dating apps to finally be held accountable. Why it won't make us safer
Dating apps to finally be held accountable. Why it won't make us safer
'Having the talk" about sextortion
'Having the talk" about sextortion
Could artificial intelligence solve cyber bullying?
Could artificial intelligence solve cyber bullying?
How to avoid being duped in a Taylor Swift ticket scam
How to avoid being duped in a Taylor Swift ticket scam
Teachers secretly filmed for online hate attacks
Teachers secretly filmed for online hate attacks
Haven't checked your Gmail in a while? Google may delete your account.
Haven't checked your Gmail in a while? Google may delete your account.
Phone bans in schools: Long-term repercussions we aren't thinking of
Phone bans in schools: Long-term repercussions we aren't thinking of
TikTok defining Korean youth yet face ongoing lawsuits for mistreatment of them.
TikTok defining Korean youth yet face ongoing lawsuits for mistreatment of them.
Today Show: France is banning parents posting about their kids
Today Show: France is banning parents posting about their kids
Sunrise: Will Snapchat changes genuinely make social media safer?
Sunrise: Will Snapchat changes genuinely make social media safer?
What is Digital Hoarding and Are You a Culprit?
What is Digital Hoarding and Are You a Culprit?
Is TikTok's 60 minutes limit for teens real?
Is TikTok's 60 minutes limit for teens real?
The Morning Show: Why we are being bombarded with online scams right now.
The Morning Show: Why we are being bombarded with online scams right now.
ABC Interview: "Boredom is stress now": How to minimise social media this year
ABC Interview: "Boredom is stress now": How to minimise social media this year
9 News: The problem with schools banning mobile phones that no one is talking about
9 News: The problem with schools banning mobile phones that no one is talking about
The Morning Show: How to stop a data hack impacting you. First steps
The Morning Show: How to stop a data hack impacting you. First steps
Newshub TV: What research into banning cellphones in schools discovered about student learning
Newshub TV: What research into banning cellphones in schools discovered about student learning
Today Show: What information about your child is being sold online
Today Show: What information about your child is being sold online
Do you know how much data popular kids’ apps are collecting about your children?
Do you know how much data popular kids’ apps are collecting about your children?

Latest Articles

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Should you be checking your kid’s phone? How to know when your child is ready for ‘phone privacy’
Should you be checking your kid’s phone? How to know when your child is ready for ‘phone privacy’
When should you get a child a phone? An expert shares the risks
When should you get a child a phone? An expert shares the risks
School phone bans seem obvious but could make it harder for kids to use tech in healthy ways
School phone bans seem obvious but could make it harder for kids to use tech in healthy ways
Children are reading less. But is it their fault they spend more time on screens?
Children are reading less. But is it their fault they spend more time on screens?
Now Is Prime Time For Students To Cheat
Now Is Prime Time For Students To Cheat
Daily Telegraph: TikTok testing the innocence of your child
Daily Telegraph: TikTok testing the innocence of your child
Kids’ screen time rose by 50% during the pandemic. 3 tips for the whole family to bring it back down
Kids’ screen time rose by 50% during the pandemic. 3 tips for the whole family to bring it back down
Can gaming ‘addiction’ lead to depression or aggression in young people? Here’s what the evidence says
Can gaming ‘addiction’ lead to depression or aggression in young people? Here’s what the evidence says
Online apps harvest data about us. At what point do we start turning away from them?
Online apps harvest data about us. At what point do we start turning away from them?
Another school has banned mobile phones but research shows bans don’t stop bullying or improve student grades
Another school has banned mobile phones but research shows bans don’t stop bullying or improve student grades
Stranger danger on a whole new level
Stranger danger on a whole new level
What makes people behave badly on dating apps?
What makes people behave badly on dating apps?
Living with COVID doesn’t mean being a zoomed-out zombie
Living with COVID doesn’t mean being a zoomed-out zombie
3 hours per week. Making sense of China's videogaming ban
3 hours per week. Making sense of China's videogaming ban
The other pandemic threatening our health: online misinformation
The other pandemic threatening our health: online misinformation
The Dark Side of Online Positivity
The Dark Side of Online Positivity
Game over: How to tell when your child's gaming habit has turned into an addiction
Game over: How to tell when your child's gaming habit has turned into an addiction
‘The right to be forgotten’: Should teens’ social media posts disappear as they age?
‘The right to be forgotten’: Should teens’ social media posts disappear as they age?
A new era of schooling, at last.
A new era of schooling, at last.
Kids and online games: stop judging and start parenting
Kids and online games: stop judging and start parenting
Apple Watches for kids. Is it a good idea?
Apple Watches for kids. Is it a good idea?
Kurt, that footage will never go away
Kurt, that footage will never go away
Online and out there: how children view privacy differently from adults
Online and out there: how children view privacy differently from adults
Young people are exposed to more hate online during COVID. And it risks their health
Young people are exposed to more hate online during COVID. And it risks their health
Did you know that 20-40% of travel reviews are fake!
Did you know that 20-40% of travel reviews are fake!
Been watching the Netflix program "The Social Dilemma"? Here's where they get it wrong.
Been watching the Netflix program "The Social Dilemma"? Here's where they get it wrong.
Would you rather your child kill animals or people in video games?
Would you rather your child kill animals or people in video games?
If your child has seen the distressing TikTok suicide video
If your child has seen the distressing TikTok suicide video
Examples of misinformation to teach children
Examples of misinformation to teach children
TikTok can be good for your kids if you follow a few tips to stay safe
TikTok can be good for your kids if you follow a few tips to stay safe

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As a professional speaker, Joanne is best known for her passion, vibrancy and practical solutions to drive positive action in her audiences. Her high energy presentations are authentic, fun, draw on her cutting edge research and create maximum impact.