Irina Silva

Biographic Data

ID7442811
NAMEIrina Silva
GIVEN NAMESIrina
FAMILY NAMESilva
SIGNATURESILVA I
AFFILIATIONSAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland Australia
ORCID0000-0002-7343-2344
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • From crayon to code

    Open AccessIrina Silva, Sarah Matthews et al.ARTICLEMedia International Australia2026

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) permeates young children's everyday lives. The Australian Curriculum suggests that AI systems seek to replicate aspects of human problem-solving and task completion, and highlights the need to prepare children to navigate AI responsibly and safely. This article examines how young children aged four to eight engaged with Generative AI (i.e. Adobe Firefly) to visually represent their ideas. Using the children's rights a…

  • Exploring Young Autistic Children's Family and Independent Digital Experiences at Home

    Open AccessIrina Silva, Danby et al.ARTICLEChildren & Society2026

    This study investigated how young autistic children engaged with digital technologies within the home context. Studying the everyday lives of three families in Queensland, Australia provided opportunities to identify the digital technologies they used and the purpose and potential of the children's digital interactions. Autistic children actively participated in this digital ethnographic study as they navigated their digital worlds. Children's ex…