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Attention is underrated

Clark Quinn

Attention is a complex phenomena. Trivial attention is probably overrated, but meaningful attention is underrated. Attention, I’ll suggest, is how we pay conscious awareness to our thinking. Recent pictures of the information processing loop suggest, however, that attention has a bigger purview.

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Attention is underrated

Upside Learning

Attention is a complex phenomenon. Trivial attention is probably overrated, but meaningful attention is underrated. Attention, I’ll suggest, is how we pay conscious awareness to our thinking. Recent pictures of the information processing loop suggest, however, that attention has a bigger purview.

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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. What is the Difference between Multitasking and Continuous Partial Attention?

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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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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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Attention Spans Are Getting Shorter

Nick Leffler

Attentions spans are shrinking, nobody can pay attention for more than a few seconds. Just to clear things up, an attention span is that thing that allows us to pay attention to something. You know, when something captures our attention because it’s so incredibly interesting and we can’t turn away.

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eLearning: Voiceover Audio That Will Keep the Learner's Attention

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Jennie Ruby    How can you use your voiceover script to keep the learner's attention within an eLearning lesson? How short is our typical learner's attention span these days, after all? Probably Scenes change in modern movies approximately every minute and a half.

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