Understanding Digital overload

1. UNDERSTANDING
DIGITAL OVERLOAD
Being continually linked to and being
barraged by digital platforms and
notifications can cause a feeling of
digital overload.
People are now more connected
online than ever before thanks to the
pandemic and virtual work. This
digital overload is something that
teachers must deal with. It has
become challenging and time-
consuming for many teachers to work
online with students, master new
platforms, such as Microsoft Teams,
Zoom, and Google Meets, and make

2. COGNITIVE CAPABILITIES
Cognitive capabilities are defined as “the total amount of
information the brain is capable of retaining at any particular
moment.” So, when an employee is overloaded with more
information than the capacity to remember that leads to
distraction, attention span, loss of focus, and multitasking.