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Media Use and Multi-Tasking

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Blogs & Wikis

 

Stack, Laura, "The Effects of Multitasking and Digital Stress", The Productivity Pro,  July 31, 2012, <http://www.theproductivitypro.com/blog/2012/07/the-effects-of-multitasking-and-digital-stress/>, Accessed August 7, 2012

infographic presenting results of a study on the way our brains work and how multitasking affects both our productivity and our health

 

Stone, Linda, "Beyond Simple Mult-Tasking: Continuous Partial Attention",  November 30, 2009,<http://lindastone.net/2009/11/30/beyond-simple-multi-tasking-continuous-partial-attention/>, Accessed January 13, 2010

discusses difference between continuous partial attention or complex multi-tasking (engaged in multiple activities all of which required cognition ... ex. talking on phone and driving, writing an e-mail and participating in a conference call ... motivated by desire not to miss anything ... constantly scanning for opportunities  ... results in over-stimulation and under-fulfillment) and simple multi-tasking (one or more of the activities is automatic, paired with something that requires cognition ... ex. eating lunch and filing papers, ... motivated by desire to be more productive and more efficient ... want to create more opportunities for self ... time to do more or relax more) 

 

Wildrich, Leo, "What Multitasking Does To Our Brains",  Life Hacker, July 2, 2012, <http://lifehacker.com/5922453/>, Accessed August 9, 2012

discussion of why we multi-task, what goes on in our brains while we do, and some techniques on how to limit multi-tasking in order to become more efficient 

 

Books 

 

Schulmeister, Rolf, "Students, Internet, e-Learning, and Web 2.0", chapter in Looking Toward the Future of Technology-Enhanced Education: Ubiquitous Learning and the Digital Native, February 2010, <http://www.box.net/shared/c2hadd7gxk>, Accessed March 5, 2010

discusses student use of ITCs ... "education is not primary purpose of media use" and "no transfer from extensive computer experience to learning"

  

Reports

 

Hargittai, E., "Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the “Net Generation”, Sociological Inquiry, 2010, 80(1):92-113 <http://webuse.org/pdf/Hargittai-DigitalNativesSI2010.pdf> Accessed March 3, 2010

web use project report ... young adults differ in online abilities and activities ... higher levels of web-use skill shown to be associated with higher levels of parental education, being male, being white or Asian, and privileged backgrounds

 

Rideout, Victoria J., Foehr, Ulla G, Roberts, Donald F., "Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds", Kaiser Family Foundation,, January 2010, <http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf>, Accessed March 5, 2010

the daily average media use by 8-18 year olds increased 20% in the 5 years from 2004 to 2009 ... accounting for multi-tasking, media exposure went from 8 hours and 33 minutes to 10 hours and 45 minutes ... in the same period, actual exposure time increased 26%, going from 6 hours and 21 minutes to 7½ hours ... most of increase due to mobile devices (phones, mp3 players, etc.)

 

 

 

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