CLO Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2019

Studies show how information overload, multitasking and prolonged repetition impair productivity, performance and decision-making. The post Information Overload: The Plague of Learning and Development appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media. What’s the result? A major increase in noise.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

JUNE 20, 2008

Study: Social networks may subvert 'digital divide' - c/net. The Myth of Multitasking - The New Atlantis. When people do their work only in the "interstices of their mind-wandering," with crumbs of attention rationed out among many competing tasks, their culture may gain in information, but it will surely weaken in wisdom.

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Social Networks Social Network Multitasking Network 32

KnowledgeOne

APRIL 23, 2020

It is therefore important to carefully plan the integration of activities and projects between pairs — discussions, teamwork, case studies, etc. — In this age of information overload and stimulation of all kinds, it seems that our attention span has diminished. Are we really good at multitasking? Assessment for learning.

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Litmos

JANUARY 29, 2019

Case in point: according to the Information Overload Research Group (IORG) , if a knowledge worker is interrupted at work, it takes 10 to 20 times the duration of the interruption to recover and get back to their previous task. The human brain isn’t designed to handle context-switching.

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Integrate Association Learning Management System Multitasking Information Overload 45

Acorn Labs

JUNE 5, 2022

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. From the same study, 64% of learners say accessing training from a mobile device is essential. Where our attention spans have decreased, our ability to multitask has peaked.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Train Training 52

ReadyTech

APRIL 11, 2025

Millennials (Born 19811996): Make It Digital, Make It Meaningful Millennials are digital natives whove been multitasking since they had sidekicks and MySpace accounts. Learning Fatigue and Information Overload In long in-person sessions, its easy to hit the afternoon wallespecially when you’re staring at a whiteboard for hours.

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