Less Tech, Better Learning

Reduce digital friction, cognitive load and unnecessary complexity so technology supports the learning instead of becoming the learning environment’s main demand.

• Every digital choice has a cost — Notice the attention and working-memory demands created by tools, interfaces and transitions.
• Simplify the digital flow — Design predictable pathways through instructions, resources, activity and submission.
• Design the screen for attention — Use hierarchy, signalling and restraint so the interface makes the important thing obvious.
• Choose analogue and digital deliberately — Compare what each medium makes easier, harder or possible for the specific learning goal.
• Subtract before you add — Use a practical review process to simplify a technology-rich lesson without reducing intellectual richness.