Kapp Notes

APRIL 20, 2011

“Bilingual people aren’t cognitively smarter, but they are more cognitively flexible,” she added. Practice at constant switching improves an aspect of their cognitive abilities. Dr. Kuhl said this multitasking, where people are stimulating new patterns of sequential processing, could then reap the same benefits as bilingualism.

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SHIFT eLearning

JULY 3, 2014

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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Big Dog, Little Dog

MARCH 26, 2006

Although multitasking kids may be better prepared in some ways for today's frenzied workplace, many cognitive scientists are positively alarmed by the trend.

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Acorn Labs

JUNE 5, 2022

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. Where our attention spans have decreased, our ability to multitask has peaked. And these aren’t even the only benefits of mobile learning.

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SHIFT eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The reality is that a plethora of tools facilitate or even encourage cooperation—from social network to instant messaging applications. The Phenomenon of Multitasking. C ollaboration is no longer considered a nice add-on, it has become a necessary feature. These apps are ready for collaboration.

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