SHIFT eLearning

JULY 1, 2014

Paying attention is a task people take for granted; they rarely stop to think about the complex neurocognitive processes involved. However, it is an important topic for eLearning developers who are often so concerned about the superficial elements of their courses and neglect to learn how the brain works.

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KnowledgeOne

MARCH 3, 2020

Over the past few years, some research has helped us to better discern between reality and myth regarding our ability to multitask. Attentional blink. This attentional blink means that when our attention shifts quickly from one task to another, we are more likely to ignore information than when we are focused on a single task.

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KnowledgeCity

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

It enables us to multitask like never before. The question is: How much attention are we giving to each of the projects or tasks we are doing? When we talk about multitasking, we are really talking about attention.” –Christine Rosen, The Myth of Multitasking. Multitasking ends up making us ineffectual.

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eLearning Industry

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Here's how technology has impacted online learning, and what we can do to adopt better learning habits. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 10, 2018

Once the learner feels connected , we need to maintain his attention and avoid multitasking. Sensory input remains useless until it is processed by the brain where it becomes perception. It is your brain that sees and hears. When a learner multitasks, he sets one task to active while all others are placed on hold.

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KnowledgeCity

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Do you consider yourself a multitasker? No doubt you feel you have had to become one as the workplace has changed, technology requires more attention, and your boss wants you to do 100 things at once. Of course you are a multitasker – or are you? Yet recent research shows that multitasking is a myth. The answer is yes.

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eLearningMind

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Thanks in part to the rise of social media, quick-scroll news, and even swipe-right dating apps, humans are more distracted than ever, with diminishing attention spans. In fact, the average human attention span (the time for which a human can focus on non-changing stimulus) is only eight seconds. Your brain on microlearning.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 6, 2014

It’s an exciting time for brain science. New insights and discoveries about how the brain works are being made every week, and a focus on neural leadership is forging the way. Our brains are predominantly social organs, so we need to bring them some level of socially driven interaction or goal. But the brain needs sleep.

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eLearningMind

APRIL 29, 2021

Thanks in part to the rise of social media, quick-scroll news, and even swipe-right dating apps, humans are more distracted than ever, with diminishing attention spans. In fact, the average human attention span (the time for which a human can focus on non-changing stimulus) is only eight seconds. Your brain on microlearning.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 27, 2009

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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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The brain learns best when an experience engages the hippocampus, a region of the brain that’s active when new information is embedded into long-term memory. For optimal retention, participants of a learning program must pay sufficient attention to what they’re learning. Attention, in other words, should not be divided.

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KnowledgeOne

JANUARY 28, 2021

Do you know how learning takes place at the brain level? Are we really good at multitasking? Do you know the latest techniques for observing our brains in action? Brain functioning related to learning is the same in adults and children. Brain functioning related to learning is the same in adults and children.

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LearnDash

JANUARY 31, 2018

Either way, audio content is easy for me to consume while I accomplish other tasks, provided those other tasks don’t require all my attention. It takes time for our brains to identify which pieces of information in our short-term memory are important enough to move to long-term storage. Learning on my smartphone is different.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 9, 2009

In case you haven't been following this blog, this series of postings looks at John Medina's book Brain Rules chapter by chapter, looking to see what the implications might be for workplace learning. Rule 4: We don't pay attention to boring things In this chapter, John Medina makes a number of hugely important points.

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Ed App

MAY 18, 2020

At the same time, our ability to pay attention remains constant. . The truth about attention spans. There is a myth floating around the internet that humans have worse attention spans than goldfish. The question is not, “have our attention spans changed or reduced?” Limited attention spans: fact or fiction?

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KnowledgeOne

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

[VIDEO] Decoding the brain. Are we really good at multitasking? Attention, in numbers. Attention, in numbers. How to help your brain “unplug”. Studying Like a Pro. Test Your Knowledge! Neuroscience: 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Studying. 8 Proven Tips for Optimal Learning. Neuroscience: learning in 4 steps.

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eLearningMind

JANUARY 28, 2021

At ELM, we know that gamification training, when backed by an understanding of brain science, can be a powerful tool for inspiring learners to challenge themselves. At the heart of gamification is dopamine, which controls the pleasure center of our brains and affects our mood, memory, and thinking process. Cognitive Relief.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 16, 2011

Previously, we examined multitasking , uncovering the fact that the human brain cannot perform two tasks at the exact same time. The origin of the term “multitasking” is in reference to a computer’s ability to simultaneously complete multiple tasks.) Also, check out Lumosity for games to train your brain.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 29, 2021

At ELM, we know that gamification training, when backed by an understanding of brain science , can be a powerful tool for inspiring learners to challenge themselves. At the heart of gamification is dopamine, which controls the pleasure center of our brains and affects our mood, memory, and thinking process. Cognitive Relief.

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eLearningMind

MAY 12, 2016

If multitasking had a cousin, it would be continuous partial attention (CPA): The ability to pay attention to more than one thing for an extended period of time. What are some of the ways to tell if you have continuous partial attention? What are some of the ways to tell if you have continuous partial attention?

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Learning Visions

JUNE 18, 2007

Monday, June 18, 2007 Visual and Auditory Multi-Tasking From the Eide Neurolearning Blog: Voluntary Control of Attention - Visual and Auditory Multi-Tasking There is a yin and yang effect between visual and auditory attention. Is multimedia the same as multitasking? Otherwise, whats the point of multi-media?

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 14, 2009

Thanks to Stephen Downes for taking the trouble to provide a critique of my review of the fourth chapter of John Medina’s book Brain Rules. "The more attention the brain pays to a given stimulus the more elaborately the information will be encoded - and retained." Yes, attention can influence memory. Archetypes?

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eLearningMind

JULY 8, 2021

How Our Brains Like to Learn. The science of learning comes down to knowing how our brains like to learn. Our brains crave repetition and patterns —with a bit of the unexpected thrown in to wake us up to alternatives we haven’t thought about. Our brains also love stories, which are a great conduit for emotional connections.

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KnowledgeCity

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

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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Upside Learning

JUNE 26, 2024

Or maybe you’ve heard that multitasking turns you into a productivity wizard? And let’s not forget the classic myth that your attention span is as short as a goldfish’s memory—what an insult to both you and the goldfish! It’s not just about short duration—it’s about brain-friendly bits and quick fixes.

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KnowledgeOne

OCTOBER 13, 2022

“Cognition” refers to all the processes related to our mental faculties: attention, reasoning, memorization, conceptualization, etc. Are we really good at multitasking? Attention, in numbers. How to help your brain “unplug” The importance of emotions in learning. Our two short-term memories.

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SmartUp

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

You may have seen on big news outlets such as The Independent , Time Magazine , or the New York Times that our attention span has shrunk to less than that of a goldfish. The average human attention span is currently at only 7 seconds and it is only getting shorter with the increased usage of mobile devices. . Sustained Attention.

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Obsidian Learning

MARCH 10, 2016

Focused thinking, just as you’d expect, is when we exert our brainpower and attention to the problem at hand or to learning new content. When thinking diffusively our brains begin to make important connections between the new material or problem and other ideas from our experience. Your creativity and learning will benefit!

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SHIFT eLearning

MAY 6, 2014

The latter is definitely superior to crammed learning because the brain needs ample time to take in and fully understand new facts before it can accept the next group of information. Spaced Learning. In contrast to crammed learning, spaced learning takes place over an extended period of time. Only then can a transfer of learning occur.

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KnowledgeOne

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Sensory memory is not limited to a single brain region but is interconnected with the other memories, whose proper functioning it contributes to. To avoid being submerged, this memory — which does not require our attention! Our brain receives the equivalent of an entire encyclopedia to read per minute from our sense of sight alone.

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KnowledgeOne

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Become a master of your attentional system. “In 2005, Sergent, Baillet and Dehaene revealed the brain mechanisms involved in the attentional blink, a phenomenon — comparable to the blink of an eye — of temporary, unconscious and repetitive interruption of our attention. ” — Are we really good at multitasking?

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CLO Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

workplace environment is putting a strain on our brains and affecting our mental well-being. Our brains were not made for this moment Technology has advanced exponentially over the last few decades, and our brains are getting left behind. Take a look at the nature of work, for example.

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TalentLMS

JANUARY 8, 2020

So, in a distraction-full era where our attention is constantly bombarded by notification sounds and lit lock screens, the ways to increase productivity in the workplace become less obvious. Tip #9: Don’t completely rely on your brain. Haselberger has another interesting theory: multitasking is a myth.

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KnowledgeOne

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Storage (consolidation): This is the maintenance of the information learned after it has been sufficiently repeated by the brain. Related articles: Learning and Forgetting: New Perspectives on the Brain. Deciphering the Brain. The fascinating brain: 5 amazing facts. Are we really good at multitasking?

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Matrix

OCTOBER 2, 2018

While this juggling ability has definitely become a requirement on any job application (it is just masked under “multitasking skills”, “flexibility” and “resistance to stress”), it has not really made people work better. The brain never stops. The foundation of mindfulness training is actually attention training.

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KnowledgeCity

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As much as we might like to think our brains are super-machines that can get anything done if we just “put our minds to it,” brains have strict limits that no amount of wishful thinking can overcome. One way to work with your brain, instead of against it, is to engage in microlearning practices. What Is Microlearning?

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CrossKnowledge

MARCH 30, 2016

They are world weary, entrepreneurial, multiscreen, Wifi multitaskers. Since they grew up with highly engaging games, their brains are wired for rich, stimulating learning experiences. You can make the most of short attention span by using hooks and what we now call gamification to pull learners back into focus.

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