Tag: distraction

Where does value accrue?

Jul 11, 2023

in Social media

distraction, enshittification, mastodon, social media, Threads, twitter, value

I went down a bit of a rabbit hole this morning, following a few links that started with a post from Inger Mewburn that caught my attention: The enshittification of academic social media. Telling academics they can achieve career success by using today’s algorithmic-driven platforms is like telling Millennials they could afford to buy a…
For students: The Learning to Learn project

Mar 26, 2020

in Education, Learning

distraction, focus, habits, in beta, learn, learning, learning strategies, learning to learn

Earlier this year I launched a small project in my department, called Learning to Learn. The aim of the project is to share and discuss with students a range of evidence-based techniques that improve their ability to learn. I realised that, for many of my students, learning was something that they were simply expected to…
Doing more with less. Or, how to avoid distracting myself

Jan 9, 2012

in Technology

distraction, intention, presentation zen, reading, workspaces

I spend a lot of time online. A lot. And I’m beginning to realise that a lot of that time is spent bouncing around between applications, windows, tabs, etc, just checking up on things. When I get notified that new mail has arrived I have to check it, even though I know that I’ll probably…
Weapon of mass distraction

Nov 24, 2008

in Productivity, Technology

author, credible, distraction, Google, IBM, ICT literacy, information overload, Information Overload Research Group, microsoft, reliable, search

The title of this post is taken from the text in an article from Time magazine, called “The Off-line American“, about John McCain’s low level of IT literacy and it’s potential implications for his campaign. What I found more interesting though, was the suggestion that for all the potential of the Internet to provide a…

Tag: distraction

Where does value accrue?

For students: The Learning to Learn project

Doing more with less. Or, how to avoid distracting myself

Weapon of mass distraction