The Cognitive Strain – Cost of Digital Immersion
Author : Cheril D.R and Dr. C Sherine Vinoca Snehalatha
Abstract :
Modern educational technologies have become unavoidable in the present era of digital learning. There is a rapid growth in the teaching learning process, and all the Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) have started to take efforts to invest in implementing these technologies to enhance the teaching learning process, and the curriculum has also been modified to accommodate these changes. Though there is a necessity for this upgradation in this digital era, it is also observed that these have their own backlogs due to prolonged exposure to digital devices. This prolonged exposure is said to affect the present-day learners’ cognition, attentiveness, and their psychological well-being. This paper delves into the various dimensions that contribute to this digital immersion and the educational interventions needed to reduce the problems that could lead to the imbalance in cognition, attentiveness, and psychological well-being.
Keywords :
Digital learning, digital immersion, attentiveness, psychological well-being, prolonged exposure.
