Kapp Notes

APRIL 20, 2011

This is much like what people do when they’re updating their Twitter status, instant-messaging friends, or answering text messages and emails while they’re doing something else. They become more facile at adjusting to new situations and inventing new situations.”.

Brain 183

Brain Cognitive Instant Messaging Multitasking 183

TalentLMS

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Constantly checking her phone, multitasking, and even interrupting her flow every time she heard a notification buzz. Most of us have chat and social media apps installed on our phones. All that mattered was relaxing by the beach and enjoying her vacation. Coming back to work, she felt truly rejuvenated after this break.

Digital 97

Digital Wiki Instant Messaging Social Media 97

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.

Instructional Design 107

Instructional Design Attention Multitasking Instructional 107

Integrated Learnings

JUNE 1, 2011

The advice here is to become immersed in what you’re doing and avoid multitasking. In some situations, we can set an expectation that email and instant messaging must be off during training. Social media in training can work wonders for this, too. How do we convince learners to immerse?

Innovation 148

Innovation Design eLearning Instant Messaging 148

CLO Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

Suddenly, technology could enable people to be available 24/7/365 via phone call, email or instant message. Our brains are not equipped for multitasking, and our working memory capacities (and subsequent situational coping capacities) are exhausted by constant communication.

Brain 41

Brain Coaching Pattern Instant Messaging 41

CrossKnowledge

JANUARY 10, 2017

CEO of the largest social media platform yet conceived – Facebook – Zuckerberg is also known for having a very particular way of working. Notifications from corporate social media, emails and texts, combine to generate a never-ending flow of information that can ultimately kill your productivity. Multitasking is not your friend.

Personal 40

Personal Personalization Productivity Product 40

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.

Mobile Learning 52

Mobile Learning Mobile Training Train 52