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With finals right around the corner, Champlain College students are spending more time than ever on the computer making notes and studying up for the hefty exams.
In fact, students have also been on the computer for most of their classes in addition to personal use. With computer usage cranked to the max and taking over most student's days, has it affected sleep?
With class and work taking over most of the day cramming in time to study or relax have been pushed to the nighttime, possibly keeping students awake longer than usual. An anonymous survey was conducted and sent out to Champlain students; out of the 11 that took the survey, 8 of them said that digital education affected their sleep schedule while providing how so.
One student said that “By being tied to a computer for an extreme amount of time with very limited social stimulation, my body has felt exhausted every time that I get up out of my chair after a class. It certainly has messed up my body's internal sleep clock and forced it into an unhealthy one where it can't tell if it is time to sleep or crank out a 500 (word) essay.”
While this particular student notest how they're much more tired than usual being on the computer, for others, it's the complete opposite. One student commented “I spend like 12 hours a day working on assignments if I want to be brutally honest. I am barely getting any sleep and the sleep I do get feels very empty. I often wake up in the middle of the night having "fever" dreams/stress dreams, which used to be very rare. I don't feel like I'm getting a break or a good night's sleep.”
While not affecting every student—some said their sleep schedule was already messed up, to begin with—it's still not helping that a majority of students explained that their sleep schedules are being heavily affected by the emphasis on digital education and with the lack of a spring break, there has been a little respite, leaving many students looking forward eagerly to the end of the semester.
By Eric Burdick
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