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Multitasking – Don’t Do It

Upside Learning

When multitasking, productivity decreases up to 40% and stress rises. Harvard Business Review’s Peter Bregman spent a week consciously not multitasking and writes about it. Hit the jump - How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking. Related posts: Multitasking or Attention Switching? His results? First, it was delightful.

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Multitasking Takes Toll On Memory, Study Finds

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Came across this article in the NYT Bits Blog – Multitasking Takes Toll on Memory ; states quite simply that the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has published research which shows that multitasking takes a significant toll on the working memory of older individuals.

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More Digital Natives

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There’s more talk about Digital natives going around; Jeremiah Owyang blogged from the Corporate Social Networking Conference in Amsterdam. Time and again, this talk about Digital natives and the millenials comes up, and there still isn’t much agreement about the key issues at hand. “If it’s online, it must be true!&# ".

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April 2011 Monthly Roundup: 7 Most Popular Posts

Upside Learning

Amongst others were articles on digital natives, Lego and creativity, multitasking etc. Multitasking Takes Toll On Memory, Study Finds. Multitasking or excessive task switching may not be the best for our memory skills. 5 Myths About Digital Natives. Learning Creativity and About Creativity From Lego.

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From Classroom to Screen: Mastering the VILT Transition with Best Practices

Infopro Learning

However, it is imperative to acknowledge that the migration process necessitates more than merely transferring classroom content to digital platforms without appropriate revisions. Multitasking: Virtual training sessions demand that instructors multitask effectively. Here are five things to focus on: 1.

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Another Tablet Computer – Blackberry Playbook

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The Playbook comes with a camera, a fast processor that enables true multitasking and a fully featured browser. A great challenge for digital designers, and an even greater opportunity. While it’s still early to say, this tablet seems a marked improvement over the iPad (which we were quite disappointed with).

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Phase 2: Mapping the Path with Learning Impact

Upside Learning

Here are some of the modalities we consider driving learning impact: Digital Learning Structured eLearning nuggets accessed via laptop. Audio Lessons and Podcasts Voice-based learning for hands-free environmentsgreat for multitasking. This inclusivity builds learner ownership and drives better participation.