A recent Digital Detox Day at Humber Polytechnic provided students with a passport to interact with each other.
Hosted and devised by students from the public relations diploma program at Humber's Lakeshore campus, the event motivated students to leave their phones behind and interact face-to-face.
When students arrived at this event, the hosts handed out a passport for all the stations at the event. The passports push students go to the different stations so they can collect their stamps and possibly win a prize at the end of the event.
There are four stations at the event, and each station was for students to participate in doing an activity with their friends without using their phones at all.
One popular station was the vision board station. There, students gathered images of inspiration for their life and glued them together, creating a collage and giving students the chance to express themselves through images.
Kiely Williams, a second-year student from the public relations program, said one of the goals was to help people through challenging times with connection. “One good conversation a day can make somoene’s day better than before” she said.
Another station was a colouring station, which gave students a chance to relax and take some time out their day to colour in a quiet space.
There was another station called “Talk It Out”. This station is a creative way to interact with friends without phones because there were flash cards that had different questions designed to spark conversation.
If nothing else, Digital Detox Day gave students a chance to relax for a between their classes.
“There’s so many distractions with AI so ... this event gives a break from all of that technology” said Shyanne Simpson, a second-year student from the public relations program.
