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Ending the Vicious Cycle – Tips for Improving Focus in the Workplace

KnowledgeCity

Today’s workforce spends its days multitasking with smartphones in hand, headphones in ears, texting while driving, talking on the phone and checking email. Moreover, it’s a fact that most people are not as efficient at multitasking as they think they are, as evidenced by the number of accidents caused by texting and driving.

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A challenge to the multitask assumption

Clive on Learning

A few weeks ago I wrote on the Onlignment blog about The multitask assumption. By this I meant the assumption you can safely make with any webinar that a good proportion of the audience is multitasking - you know, checking emails, answering the phone, listening to music, finishing off a report, and so on.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 2, 2020

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening to: Andrew Huang is a super creative musician who creates music using everything from Legos to shaving supplies in a process you’ve got to see to believe. The Myths of the Digital Native and the Multitasker. Have a fantastic weekend! Thanks for reading! Lessons Learned Hosting a Virtual Conference.

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Typing, Talent, eLearning, Google, & Multitasking

Big Dog, Little Dog

In studies of accomplished individuals, researchers have found few signs of precocious achievement before the individuals started intensive training. What e-learning is least suited for is soft skills training, specifically anger diffusion, conflict resolution, communication and listening, rapport building, as examples. Focus - N.Y.

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Don’t Try to Do So Many Things At Once

CLO Magazine

Employee attempts to multitask are putting a serious damper on their performance. Digital Third Coast Content Manager Andy Kerns defined multitasking as the act of switching back and forth between multiple tasks — different from what many people believe the behavior to be: literally completing multiple tasks on a to-do list simultaneously.

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Sparking Innovation in Your eLearning Design

Integrated Learnings

Below I’ve listed some of the advice from Ditkoff’s post, followed by my training translations. So how can we create this effect for learners in training? How do we create a compelling and fascinating vision that inspires learners to actively pursue knowledge throughout training? Follow your fascination. Make new connections.

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10 Things the Motorola Xoom does Better than the iPad

mLearning Revolution

This means that you can literally buy a Xoom when you are traveling and while you are waiting for your flight, or on a train, you can be up and running with your new device. Multitasking. Not too bad but I still prefer the Xoom for multitasking. I think this is very powerful indeed. Persistent Virtual Navigation Buttons.

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