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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

The importance of continuous learning and its direct correlation to individual and organizational success is not in itself a new idea. We can also see these trends reflected in many training surveys conducted by staffing firms, industry publications, and social media companies such as LinkedIn.

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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. I think this approach is a bad idea, overall. There are several cites in the list, as well. From marketing sites.

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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. Another idea is to introduce a “no-meeting day” so employees can focus on their projects without any distractions.

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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? They can discuss your medical continuing education courses and exchange learning materials and ideas. Bring in social media. Studies show that 31% of clinicians use social media for professional networking.

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Blend Outside of the Box – Part 1

eLearning Brothers

There exists a whole wide world of creative ideas for interacting with learners that you can blend into either your eLearning or classroom courses using supplemental links or email. Those articles you get excited about sharing on social media or emailing to colleagues? Your learners would benefit from them, too.