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4 Ways to Boost Attention Intelligence (AQ) in the Workplace

KnowledgeCity

The aggressive rise of technologies constantly demanding our attention and focus is changing the way we interact and relate. Consequently, attention quotient (AQ) is becoming just as important as IQ and EQ in determining professional and organizational success. AQ represents our ability to pay and sustain attention.

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

SHIFT eLearning

Different forms of information are constantly battling for attention causing continuous partial attention to become commonplace. For this reason, it is crucial that they understand what is meant by continuous partial attention and its implications for eLearning courses. The Phenomenon of Continuous Partial Attention.

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8 Must-Read Neurolearningâ„¢ Books

eLearningMind

Whether you’re just starting out or you’re looking to build your ID skills, Sargent offers practical tips on how the brain loves to learn so you can capture learner attention from the first interaction. Learning Science for Instructional Designers: From Cognition to Application; Clark Quinn. Thinking, Fast and Slow ; Daniel Kahneman.

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CORPORATE INSTRUCTION IS STILL DISCONNECTED FROM MILLENNIAL LEARNING STYLES – A LIST BASED ON OBSERVATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE

Wonderful Brain

It bears remembering we are in business of transmitting only three things: knowledge, skills, and behaviors. And of course, pushing training down to a M will just shut down their attention. Hyperconnectivity is baked in to millennials as is multitasking. Millennials are 2.5 times more likely to embrace and use new technology.

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The Big 7: Create Online Courses Based On These Principles of Learning

SHIFT eLearning

Meyer couldn''t have said it better " physical activity does not equate to mental activity, and it is mental, not behavioral, activity that leads to learning". Well, cognitive science disagrees. In short, the key lies in promoting productive mental activity during learning. Ruth Colvin Clark and Robin E. Overlearning.

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Balancing Stimulation and Overload with Blended Learning

eLearningMind

However, too much of a good thing can be detrimental, as it can lead to cognitive overload for learners. By combining classroom instruction with online activities, blended learning can help learners gain knowledge and skills while avoiding cognitive overload. But blended learning can have its own cognitive overload challenges.

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Bring the Science of Learning into Your Employee Training

eLearningMind

The occasional jolt of the unfamiliar forces us to pay attention. We are also, of course, emotional creatures, so we seek an emotional connection to what we’re learning and a connection to our existing knowledge so we can relate new information to what we already know.