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Multitasking Vs. Continuous Partial Attention

eLearningMind

What is Multitasking? Multitasking is apparent human ability to perform more than one task at the same time. Therefore, multitasking often results in a high error rate. It might sound like two sides of the same coin, but multitasking is wildly different than continuous partial attention—especially for eLearning purposes.

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3 Tips on How to Maintain Motivation While Studying

KnowledgeOne

On that note, this article might better explain why trying to multitask is not the best approach when studying: Are we really good at multitasking? Related articles: 7 strategies for in-depth learning Are we really good at multitasking? Movie scriptwriter. Author: Doru Lupeanu Marketing Director @KnowledgeOne. Strategist.

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

Jigsaw Interactive

We all see students in television shows and movies sitting in neat little rows, listening attentively to the teacher, and answering questions. If creating fascinating lesson plans and delivering them to a highly engaged group of kids was what teaching was really like, teaching would be a whole lot easier than it actually is.

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Apple iPad: Who Is It Really For?

Upside Learning

I think the iPad in its current form – sans Flash, multitasking, & camera – has very limited uses in workplace learning. Remember the ‘iPad Killer’ from Google is about to come and it will probably have multitasking. You could probably use it for education but it’s just not meant for workplace learning.

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Social media and reflection: marriage or divorce?

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Multitasking. For instance, Chloe Fan kept all her movie tickets since 2001. In this blogpost you can read how she analyzed it and learned from this like her change in taste and movie visiting patterns like time of day, who she is visiting with etc. A lot of times, social media don't solve the underlying learning disabilities.

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How Can We Shift the Way We Learn to Adapt to Our Changing Attention Span?

SmartUp

We often use sustained attention for tasks that take a long time or require intense focus – for example, work meetings, exams, lectures or even watching a movie. . On the other hand, divided attention is the type of focus that takes place during multitasking. Selective Attention. Divided Attention .

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We’re Hiring! Customer Success Specialist (Dublin)

LearnUpon

Self-motivated with a high attention to detail and ability to multitask. A sense of humor and a real passion for monthly cook-offs, movie nights, and company competitions! Work on ad-hoc team-based projects aimed at delivering constant improvement to the Customer Success team and directly impacting the company’s bottom line.