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Twitter’s Impact on Your Brain-Same as Bilingualism

Kapp Notes

Studies on infant brains have shown that knowledge retention is only possible when accompanied with personal interaction or activity, but this becomes even more important as people get older. They become more facile at adjusting to new situations and inventing new situations.”.

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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. Each person can choose how they will decompress. All that mattered was relaxing by the beach and enjoying her vacation.

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How Instructional Designers Can Cope with Continuous Partial Attention in "The Age of Distraction"

SHIFT eLearning

Thomas Friedman stated in 2006 “All we do now is interrupt each other or ourselves with instant messages, e-mail, spam or cellphone rings.”. The term continuous partial attention was first used by Apple and Microsoft executive Linda Stone in 1990 to describe, in her own words, “post multitasking” behavior.

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The Golden Keys to Personal Productivity

CrossKnowledge

Likewise, not working to the best of your ability means falling short of your possible personal productivity. CEO of the largest social media platform yet conceived – Facebook – Zuckerberg is also known for having a very particular way of working. This could be instant messaging or phone calls. How, you ask?

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Your leaders’ brains were not made for this moment

CLO Magazine

A person had no choice but to stop working when it got dark, a fact of life that left more time for human connection and intimacy with family and friends. Suddenly, technology could enable people to be available 24/7/365 via phone call, email or instant message. Take a look at the nature of work, for example.

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What is Mobile Learning and Why Is It Important in Employee Training?

Acorn Labs

A large proportion of learners today can’t set aside the time needed to travel to a learning centre, study in person and then travel home and revise. On the other hand, the opportunity for discourse is even greater in forums and instant messaging chats, considering these are not limited to a one-hour time slot like a traditional class.

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Four Ways Technology Is Changing How People Learn [Infographic]

SHIFT eLearning

The reality is that a plethora of tools facilitate or even encourage cooperation—from social network to instant messaging applications. Perhaps even more valuable than collaboration is the Web’s ability to bring complete personalization to the learning experience. The Phenomenon of Multitasking.

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