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Multitasking

Tony Karrer

As way of background for this month's big question - , I went to eLearning Learning and looked up Multitasking. Access to more information tools is not necessarily making people more efficient in their intellectual chores." " Will Thalheimer - Younger Generation NOT Good at Multitasking Either! Found some great posts.

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Why You Should Consider Offering Audiobook Subscriptions to Your Employees

Avilar

Encourages Productive Multitasking Doing mundane but necessary tasks, like file sorting or data entry, can be repetitive. This is why some employees may prefer listening to music (that doesn’t disrupt their work) while doing so. Similarly, gaining access to audiobooks encourages them to multitask productively.

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How to Combat the “Hey Look! A Squirrel!” Syndrome

Jigsaw Interactive

While many people claim they can multitask while learning new information, such as listening to music or scrolling social media, the data shows that learning and performance decreases significantly with each distraction. Distracted learning isn’t effective.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | January 24, 2019

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening to: Last week’s college music playlist has had me stuck on the 80’s alternative music that was a soundtrack of my days at Miami University. Research tells us that we shouldn’t use redundant information in our lessons and/or presentations. Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet. . Thanks for reading!

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A challenge to the multitask assumption

Clive on Learning

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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Key Insights into the World of Digital Assistants

Epilogue Systems

This feature is particularly useful for multitasking or when manual interaction is inconvenient. This could range from recommending music based on past listening habits to providing custom news briefings or travel suggestions. Smart Integration: Digital assistants can seamlessly integrate with various software and applications.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 2, 2020

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening to: Andrew Huang is a super creative musician who creates music using everything from Legos to shaving supplies in a process you’ve got to see to believe. The Myths of the Digital Native and the Multitasker. Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet. Have a fantastic weekend! Thanks for reading!