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Social media and reflection: marriage or divorce?

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Social media in organisations has been a difficult topic and sometimes bothers me. When I am invited to do introductory sessions in organisations, I feel like I'm converting people to use MORE social media, whereas I don't believe it is a matter of using as many social media as possible. Multitasking.

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The Learning and Forgetting Curve: How to Make eLearning Memorable

TalentLMS

Multitasking with techno-stimulators: mobile phones, tablets, i-tunes and you get the drift. Another common and deceptively heroic habit, that we all are so proud of, is multitasking. But I thought multitasking got things done faster! Tell us something new. Sleep deprivation is nothing uncommon anymore. The culprit? Cichon, J.,

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Finite Attention Spans and Employee Agility Driving Corporate Training Trends

Clarity Consultants

It’s not surprising then that sharply reduced attention spans and extreme social media multitasking have changed the ways in which we process new information, and subsequently, the methods for how training leadership approaches corporate learning.

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How to Combat the “Hey Look! A Squirrel!” Syndrome

Jigsaw Interactive

While many people claim they can multitask while learning new information, such as listening to music or scrolling social media, the data shows that learning and performance decreases significantly with each distraction. Distracted learning isn’t effective.

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And the myths go on

Clark Quinn

Here’s a subset: Digital multitaskers : well, we know that’s inefficient, but haven’t we seen that taken up by device, not age group? Go where the talent is : use appropriate social media. There are several cites in the list, as well. From marketing sites. What are they talking about? Expunge bias : ditto.

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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. 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.

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5 Ways to Improve Medical Continuing Education Courses

EthosCE

Are you also dealing with limited resources, so you end up multitasking and spreading yourself thin? Bring in social media. Studies show that 31% of clinicians use social media for professional networking. You’ve announced them on social media, medical journals, emails, and medical websites.