Education 5.0: Technological transformations and health perspectives for sustainable development

Area of Science:

• Educational Technology
• Health Informatics
• Digital Learning

Background:

• Frontier technologies like IoT, AR, ML, VR, CC, DS, and AI offer transformative potential for Education 5.0.
• Analysis includes educational challenges, their impact on student health, and mitigation strategies.
• These technologies aim to optimize learning, teaching, and institutional management.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the dual impact of digital technologies on education within the Education 5.0 framework.
• To assess the relationship between technology adoption, academic pressures, and student mental health.
• To propose strategies for aligning technological advancements with student well-being and health policy.

Main Methods:

• Two web-based surveys were conducted in an engineering college.
• Survey 1: Assessed digital technology comfort among 313 students and 67 educators.
• Survey 2: Examined academic pressures and stressors in 115 students.

Main Results:

• Digital technologies present a dual effect: enhanced personalized learning versus increased stress, sleep disruption, and workload.
• These challenges contribute to adverse mental health outcomes among students.
• A significant correlation exists between technology use and student well-being indicators.

Conclusions:

• The integration of new technologies in Education 5.0 requires careful consideration of health policy standards for sustainable adoption.
• Alignment with frameworks like WHO's Health policies and UN SDGs (3 & 4) is crucial.
• Institutional planning must embed health and well-being benchmarks to ensure Education 5.0 fosters both academic excellence and learner health.