Online School

Year 9 DeVice

Year 9 DeVice

This course is designed to empower young adults to master their use of digital devices, ensuring they control their technology rather than being controlled by it.

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Year 9

Device Addiction

Department

  • Online School

TimeLine

To be confirmed

Duration

10 Months

Sessions

36

Language

English

Location

Online (Live)

Time

1:00 am

Rating

4.5 (110 ratings)

Price

Ā£35 per month

Total Cost

Ā£350

Key Objectives

  • The objectives of the course is to enable students achieve the following in their relationship with computer devices:
  • Self-Monitoring: Acquire techniques to monitor and regulate device usage effectively.
  • Recognising Addiction: Identify reasons behind excessive screen time and device dependency.
  • Sustainable Usage: Develop skills to maximize benefits and minimize harmful effects of devices.
  • Prevention and Recovery: Learn strategies to prevent and reverse negative habits related to device use.
  • Understanding Risks: Recognise the potential harms of excessive device use, including cognitive decline, reduced autonomy, distraction, and mental health issues.
  • The Course Includes

  • Weekly Lectures: 1 hour per week.
  • Reflection Sessions: Group dialogues, individual Q&A, and live discussion sessions.
  • Homework: Reflection tasks and discussion contributions.
  • Course Schedule

    Schedule UTC+001
    Tuesday11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Description

    This course is designed to empower young adults (Year 9 students, age 12 – 14) to master their use of digital devices, ensuring they control their technology rather than being controlled by it.Ā  The course will cover the following topics:

    Understanding the Impact

    • Exploring both benefits and risks of device usage
    • Highlighting the potential harms of excessive device use on cognition, autonomy, and other things.
    • Laying the foundation for understanding and managing these risks.
    • Introducing methods and tools to start self-monitoring device usage.

    Social Media Case Study

    • Understand the different types of essays.
    • Deep dive into the world of social media, it’s addictive nature, and its impact on productivity and mental health.
    • Analysis how social media platforms utilize attention engineering.
    • Analysis of social media’s design and its psychological impacts.

    Beyond Willpower ā€“ Building Strategy

    • Understanding the limitations of willpower and the need for strategic changes.
    • Exploring strategies to minimize the negative impacts of device use
    • Introducing practical tips and tricks and focusing on challenges in implementing these strategies.

    The Digital Declutter

    • Exploring Cal Newport’s concepts of digital minimalism for and resetting your digital life.
    • Identify and reduce non-essential digital activities that hinder productivity and mental health.
    • Understanding the roots of screen addiction and fostering a life free from digital dependency.

    Finding Balance and Purpose

    • The importance of solitude and finding purpose beyond screens.
    • The value of solitude, exercises to identify personal goals and interests beyond digital devices.
    • The importance of balancing online and offline activities.
    • Exercises to rediscover non-digital interests and hobbies, reinforcing the value of offline experiences in enhancing personal growth.

    Social Media & Connectivity

    • Directly addressing how to control social media usage, a significant aspect of device addiction.
    • Strategies for healthier social media use.
    • Develop a personalized approach to social media that prioritises intentionality and purpose.

    Restoring Cognitive Function

    • The impact of digital devices on the brain and focusing on mindful technology use.
    • Techniques and practices to rejuvenate cognitive abilities affected by excessive device use.
    • Focus on activities that enhance concentration, memory, and overall brain health.
    • Understand how to wean your mind from the psychological & physiological causes of screen addiction.

    Reflection and Forward Planning

    • Share experiences and key takeaways from the digital declutter journey.
    • Develop a personal plan for maintaining digital wellbeing and maximizing benefits while minimizing device-related harm.
    • Summarising the course’s objectives and ensuring that students are equipped to maintain a life free of device addiction.

    Requirements

    • Class Participation: 10%
    • Journal / Reflection Exercises 90%

    Instructor(s)

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    Yusuf Adio

    4.5 (110 ratings)

    30 Courses ā€¢ 525,181 students

    Yusuf Adio is a multifaceted educator and technologist currently pursuing a bachelorā€™s degree in Computer Science. He has taken a year out from his studies to complete an industrial placement at Stewards.ONE, where he oversees our day-to-day operations while also serving as a digital well-being instructor, python programming instructor, Arabic and Maths tutor.

    Yusuf is passionate about equipping students with coding and problem-solving skills. As a Maths tutor, he works closely with secondary students, focusing on building independent study habits.

    Drawing on his studies of technologyā€™s effects on cognitive function, productivity, and well-being, as well as insights from Cal Newportā€™s Deep Work, Yusuf is dedicated to helping students improve their relationship with technology.

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