Photo / Getty ImagesThe pandemic has fundamentally altered every part of our lives, not least the time we spend on digital devices. Specifically, they felt the current recommended limits failed to represent the variety of screen time students experience. The review also found the type of screen time is important: in many cases, negative effects were driven by passive screen use, whereas interactive use didn't have the same impacts. Rather than wholesale integration within every aspect of learning, devices should clearly add value or improve teaching and learning, not simply replace traditional practices. The same principles can apply to the use of digital devices – limiting passive consumption in favour of students being actively creative.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2021 01:52 UTC