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Beneath the surface

Clark Quinn

I’ve railed, e.g. in my book on myths , that our attention span hasn’t dropped down to 8 seconds. And, despite a newer book based upon research that suggests our attention span has dropped to 47 seconds, I think there’s more to it. For instance, attention is (largely; re: the cocktail party effect) volitional.

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Multitasking Vs. Continuous Partial Attention

eLearningMind

What is Continuous Partial Attention (CPA)? Continuous Partial Attention (CPA) is an automatic process that enables people to simultaneously pay attention to several sources of information, whilst scanning for relevant information. Or is it more effective to choose a more fluid delivery method ? What is Multitasking?

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Beneath the Surface

Upside Learning

I’ve railed, e.g. in my book on myths, that our attention span hasn’t dropped down to 8 seconds. And, despite a newer book based upon research that suggests our attention span has dropped to 47 seconds, I think there’s more to it. For instance, attention is (largely; re: the cocktail party effect) volitional.

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Five Tips for Effective Employee Onboarding

KnowledgeOne

Creating an effective process is not only crucial for employee retention but also for fostering a productive and happy workplace. The brain thrives on structure and patterns, making a phased approach to learning and integration more effective. Movie scriptwriter. Let’s explore some ways to optimize your onboarding process.

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Top 4 Reasons Why Movie-based Learning is Effective

CommLab India

The process of learning has proved to be effective only when the content evokes emotions, and has a story, scenarios, characters, and high quality audio visuals. Being a trainer, how can you create a more meaningful and effective learning experience? The answer is movie-based learning. Movie-based learning has: A Story.

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WEAVING A TALE – HOW STORYTELLING CAN ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Learnnovators

While the end goal of education is effective education; for us to reach that end goal, we need to be able to get through to the learner by engaging their senses and getting them to pay attention to the material. Create compelling characters, and make them relatable to your audience Think of your favourite characters in movies.

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5 Ways to Bring Contextual Learning to Your Association

Association eLearning

Are we talking about a car in an action movie, a firework, or some leftovers that were microwaved for too long? That introduction should provide all of the essential information and, ideally, grab people’s attention. They may be the most effective and versatile tools in your context-adding arsenal. Then it exploded.