Abstract

To retain the attention of students is the most challenging job educators face world over. Distraction comes everywhere, in every form and at all times. The Gen Alpha students are more fast-paced and tech-savvy which makes it all the more difficult for the educators to meet the learners’ fast-changing needs. The learners’ concentration on a particular concept has reduced drastically. Recent research by the Microsoft has found that the students’ span of attention has reduced to 8 seconds. With just 8 seconds in hand, educators cannot even spell out the topic, leave alone the concept. So, in this shockingly minimal attention span, what can the educators do? How well can the educators take the concept to the learners? In what way can the content reach the learners? The answer to these captivating questions is the recent innovative development in the field of education – NANO LEARNING – the power pellets of learning.

Keywords: Nano learning, Gen Alpha, Innovative learning.

[1] Assistant Professor of English, St.Christopher’s College of Education, Vepery, Chennai, India.