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Panel Presentation Presidential Discussion Series
Janet Miller, PhD Registered Psychologist Student Counselling
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Reading Multi-Tasking Focus on Research Self-Awareness Critical Thinking Informed, Engaged
Panel Presentation Presidential Discussion Series Janet Miller, PhD - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Panel Presentation Presidential Discussion Series Janet Miller, PhD - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Panel Presentation Presidential Discussion Series Janet Miller, PhD Registered Psychologist Student Counselling six points in five 01 04 Focus on Self-Awareness Research 02 Reading 05 Critical Thinking 03 Multi-Tasking 06 Informed,
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It is always a mistake
to assess the impact of a technology on the basis of individual experiences or anecdotal evidence. Instead we want to look for evidence from research
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randy connolly
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How long do you spend visiting a web page? You’re looking at the answer
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Reading time: Paper 10-15 min
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Academic’s self- assessment of their pdf reading time
5-10 min
Is reading on-screen different?
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Reading time: acrobat pdf
1-2 min
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How frequently will this person switch her attention between devices?
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About every 2 to 5 seconds
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Multi-tasking on one device? Task switch happens about every 19 seconds
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We DON’T have accurate insight into
- ur actual scanning
behaviours
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Test subjects underestimated their attention switches by
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the evidence is very consistent
heavy media multitaskers
(of any age)
have impaired recall, lowered comprehension & learn less
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we are spending more and more of
- ur cognitive
processing handling ICT task switching,
which is hich is measura rably degra degradin ing co g cognit gnitiv ive perf rform
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nce a e and ef effici iciency cy
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This evidence about comprehension, distractibility, and scanning all suggest that we’re experiencing a
decrease in critical thinking
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scanning multitasking
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critical thinking must be learned. Active cognitive engagement examination of information
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and encourage students to read for depth, which is a slower, less distracted form of reading.
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the field of Positive psychology can also be
- f help.
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Empirical evidence links mindfulness to less distraction, more focus, and more deliberation in completing tasks.
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Educate about Multi-tasking Self-awareness isn’t a good guide Research is clear Mindfulness & Intentionality Critical Thinking & metacognitition Engaged & Active
six points in five?
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