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Presentation Backchannel Multitasking

Tony Karrer

Caveats to Multitasking is Generally Bad for Work and Learning See my post on Multitasking for a summary of this. Or Clive Shepherd's How should presenters address multitasking? simple statement: Multitasking is an illusion – we are simply not capable of doing it. Multitasking Doodling and Notetaking are good.

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Creating a Virtual Leadership Academy: A Case Study #ASTDTK14

Learning Visions

What they liked: Convenience Focused approach Topics Ease of use The secret word Length (3 focused topics in a short amount of time) What they didn’t like: Technical issues More interaction Diverse topics Some speakers Classroom vs. studio Lessons Learned Brief : 45 minutes broken into 15 minute blocks (Keep your content brief.

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

Infopro Learning

Substantial disparities exist between these two instructional approaches, particularly concerning the integration of technology, learner engagement strategies, and multitasking requirements. Multitasking: Virtual training sessions demand that instructors multitask effectively. Here are five things to focus on: 1.

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19 Tips for Effective Online Conferences

Tony Karrer

Technical Issues. Prepare for technical issues and decide what you will do about them. It has issues with firewalls. Encourage it and make sure the moderator and/or presenter weave it into the session – see Presentation Backchannel Multitasking. We’ve used Elluminate as our webinar system.

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More Digital Natives

Upside Learning

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. Jeremiah writes “Learning through browsing: Yes wrestles with amount & quality of information, generational ‘multitaskers’. “If it’s online, it must be true!&# ".

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Open Office, Work Culture, and Productivity

The Performance Improvement Blog

Their differing views on the matter do an excellent job of identifying the issues involved in the open-office controversy. It''s way more efficient and less maddening than having my Gchat icon flashing all day, since I already suffer from multitasking overload, thanks to email, Yammer, Campfire, social media, and multiple browser tabs.

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How Does Instructional Design Affects Executive Function?

LearnDash

“Executive function” is the psychological term used to describe the higher-order mental processes necessary to control impulses, remember instructions, multitask, plan, and stay focused. One psychological idea that is relevant to both instructional design and student success is that of executive function.