Dr Kate Cowan

Researching children’s play and communication from a multimodal perspective @IOE_London. Former EY teacher, Reggio-inspired. @PlayObservatory

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

Happy publication day to our @playarchive book! I wrote my bits while pregnant and then co-edited in naptimes and evenings 🙃 Nice to have it out in the world - open access so can be downloaded for free. A huge thank you to all the wonderful contributors!
https://t.co/o7ipaqO5aA

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

At the start of this year we got back on the IVF rollercoaster and thankfully it worked ♥️ Little brother for Max due this Autumn. Thank you (again) luck and science ✨🧪

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

Apologies to those who were planning to attend my guest lecture in Sheffield next week - we’ve had to cancel this due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances

[UCL Press @UCLpress]

This book offers a reflective account of a large-scale project documenting children's play across generations, using intergenerational dialogue to illuminate the changing landscapes of play. Read it free: https://t.co/OQzk3Yaee9 #OpenAccess #SocialHistory #Anthropology

[andrew burn @andrewburn1]

Lovely time at the British Academy today launching our new book Playing the Archive. Get it @UCLpress OA. Thanks to @BritishAcademy_ for all their support. Here’s the project team - happy memories!

[Froebel Trust @FroebelTrust]

As part of #ScottishDigitalLiteracyWeek on Tuesday 13th May you can join a free webinar on Guidance for Practitioners on Digital Documentation with @ucl Dr @katecowan.
She will share findings from the Froebel Trust funded research project on digital documentation. This involved researchers working with educators to develop an early childhood pedagogy of observation, documentation and assessment that brings Froebelian principles to documentation practices in contemporary early years settings.
➡️ Book your place: https://t.co/BxauSdtFK0
💡 Find out more about the research project: https://t.co/sD8wGnoh4S
🧑‍💻 Read our Digital Documentation Guidance for Practitioners, created following the research project: https://t.co/sD8wGnoh4S\

#Froebel #EarlyYears #EarlyEducation #EarlyLearning

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

Sharing my research into early years digital documentation in a webinar as part of Education Scotland’s ‘Digital Literacy Week’. 4pm on 13th May and free 🙂
https://t.co/Ayz4R5vpIh

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

@DrAnneBurke1 Thanks Anne!

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

Happy publication day to our @playarchive book! I wrote my bits while pregnant and then co-edited in naptimes and evenings 🙃 Nice to have it out in the world - open access so can be downloaded for free. A huge thank you to all the wonderful contributors!
https://t.co/o7ipaqO5aA

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

A reminder about our upcoming talk by researcher and atelierista Jennifer Coe this Thursday 27th March, sharing her work in Reggio Emilia’s food ateliers - not to be missed! 🍽️

[UCL Institute of Education @IOE_London]

#1 for 12 years in a row ✨

@ucl’s IOE is ranked first for Education in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
@worlduniranking #QSWUR #WeAreIOE

[Henrika Florén @henrikafloren]

A new perspective on multimodal assessment!

Florén, H., Bezemer, J., & Domingo, M. (2025). Assessing film in higher education: straddling academic and professional conventions. Learning, Media and Technology, 1–15. https://t.co/yoHqMuylFn @IOE_London @uclknowledgelab @ucl

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

Really looking forward to this upcoming talk by Reggio atelierista and researcher Jennifer Coe, sharing her study of food ateliers. 27th March - online. Email me for the link and feel free to share with interested others 🙂

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

Terribly sad news - Morag was one of the most passionate, inspiring and warm academics I have ever had the pleasure to be taught by. She passed on her love of children’s literature and was the first person to tell me I could do a PhD. Thank you Morag.

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

We are sad to hear of the death of Morag Styles, who did so much to champion #poetry for children and inspired so many through her work, books and teaching. Obituary to follow, meanwhile enjoy her selection of ten of the best poetry books for children https://t.co/qRDx3O8vnT

[BBC Woman's Hour @BBCWomansHour]

How does a toddler’s use of technology support their early language and literacy development?

A new UK study explores how children aged 0-3 access and use technology at home 💻

Rosie Flewitt, Professor of Early Childhood Communication at @ManMetUni, joins @itsanitarani 🎧⬇️

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

@lornaarnott @ToddlersNTech Yes, likewise! Let’s try and have a virtual chat some time 😊

[Sonia Livingstone @Livingstone_S]

👉#DigitalFutures4Children is excited to launch "Your Rights Online Toolkit" for children and young people

👉Explore the #ChildFriendly #ChildRights #Digital toolkit here https://t.co/TZgH8upGF1

Please share! Suggestions welcome 😀
@MediaLSE @5RightsFound #GeneralCommentNo25

[Dr Kate Cowan @katecowan]

Really looking forward to joining the Toddlers, Tech and Talk conference in London today. What a great project and brilliant line up!

[AERA Semiotics in Education SIG @AERA_Semiotics]

Please consider nominating yourself or someone else for our esteemed Gunther Kress Scholar Impact Award. Submit a 2,000-word letter describing professional achievements and reasons for qualification, as well as most recent CV, to our Awards Chair at [email protected] by November 1.

[UCL Knowledge Lab @uclknowledgelab]

Almost 120 people have signed up for the next Lab Seminar: Will #AI Kill Creativity? By Nicola Osborne , Oct 17 16.30-17.30 at the Knowledge Lab, London or online https://t.co/b2EGQqiBYW