On the back of 2020 and a global pandemic, it’s fair to say that we’re all pretty tired of screentime. When Apple released screentime as a parental control feature in 2018, they may have had an inkling that we’d all be looking to live more in the analog world. Worries around how too much time in front of a screen might be bad for us aren’t unfounded, with research showcasing that spending seven or more hours in front of a screen leads to worsening depression and anxiety in kids. What does this mean for edTech and multi-media learning? Thankfully eLearning does not have to include a screen. Enter: screen-free learning. More specifically, enter audio courses.
What is Screen-Free Learning?
Screen-free learning is precisely what it sounds like, creating educational learning experiences that do not involve blue light and pixels. With most teens spending an average of 9 hours in front of a screen, there are rising parental concerns about continuing that trend within school walls. For all the myriad benefits of technology, always going back to a screen makes for just as lazy learning as always returning to books…
