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Digital detox at work: Can we build a healthy relationship with tech?

TalentLMS

Constantly checking her phone, multitasking, and even interrupting her flow every time she heard a notification buzz. At the same time, besides limiting employee communication outside business hours, it’s essential to promote a culture where employees aren’t obliged to reply to emails or instant messages on the spot.

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How Instructional Designers Can Cope with Continuous Partial Attention in "The Age of Distraction"

SHIFT eLearning

Thomas Friedman stated in 2006 “All we do now is interrupt each other or ourselves with instant messages, e-mail, spam or cellphone rings.”. The term continuous partial attention was first used by Apple and Microsoft executive Linda Stone in 1990 to describe, in her own words, “post multitasking” behavior.

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Your leaders’ brains were not made for this moment

CLO Magazine

In 1996, everything started to change when Nokia introduced the first cell phone capable of internet access, revolutionizing communication. Suddenly, technology could enable people to be available 24/7/365 via phone call, email or instant message. Still for the most part, when people left work, they left work behind.

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Implementing the ARCS Model in Instructional Design

eLearningMind

Grabbing learner attention today In today’s fast-paced, highly competitive world where instant messaging, super-multitasking, and workers engaged in multiple gigs is the norm, learner attention is a scarce commodity. All that’s changed since. There was broad encouragement for employees to do one thing—and to do it well!

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The Golden Keys to Personal Productivity

CrossKnowledge

While this fact may be mind-blowing, it implies that talent must keep in step with changing technologies. If the workplace is continuously changing, so are the expectations placed on talent. This could be instant messaging or phone calls. Multitasking is not your friend. Attention Management for Personal Growth.

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Can You e-Learn at Your Desk?

Breakthrough eLearning

The "pro" side arguments tended to be centred around the following points: We all multitask all day, every day, why couldn't eLearning fit into this mix? email, phone, instant messages, pagers, bosses, co-workers, etc.) email, phone, instant messages, pagers, bosses, co-workers, etc.)

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What is Mobile Learning and Why Is It Important in Employee Training?

Acorn Labs

Learning is then not reliant on changing schedules or compromising priorities. On the other hand, the opportunity for discourse is even greater in forums and instant messaging chats, considering these are not limited to a one-hour time slot like a traditional class. This is where mobile learning comes in. Accessibility.