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NYTimes: Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social
A great critique of Nicholas Carr’s position on multitasking that many of my students have also argued. I’m not sure if this author, however, has dealt with the centralization of information that is being created through portals like Google. Interesting … Continue reading
Attention Span and Learning
For those of you in my online English 5 class, this article is particularly relevant. For others, pretty interesting, too, since it points to some research that debunks the belief that multi-tasking actually works. It seems that distraction actually causes … Continue reading
