Digital Connectivity and Students…Distraction or Deep Learning?
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2020-04-28
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Today educators are going beyond where educators have been before. It is easy to take for granted the importance of everything digital. In 2008, The Atlantic published “Is Google making us stupid?” This question has yet to be conclusively answered. Students and professors commonly have smart phones, smart watches, and laptops or notebooks and are constantly connected to work, family, friends, and social media. While there are benefits to staying connected, there may be unrecognized costs. Is constant connectivity affecting the ability for critical thinking and deep learning? Research in the scientific community is divided as to the benefits and the threats of the modern world’s reliance and nonchalance regarding digital connectivity. When discussing social media, for example, Rozgonjuk, Saal, and Taht (2018), found incorporating social media tends to result in shallow learning of the content. On the other hand, Samuels-Peretz (2017), found students reported social media had positive effects including improved retention of content. This presentation will share additional research on the effects of constant connectivity, share strategies for moderating digital usage, and open the conversation regarding digital usage for students and faculty.
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