This week’s topic was inspired by the blog post “Attention, distraction, deep work and burnout” by Jill. On the call were Buffy Hamilton, Paul Signorelli, Jill Hurst-Wahl, Laura Fothergill and Maurice Coleman.
Buffy noted that some K-12 school districts do allow students to bring their own devices into the classroom. However, she did notice some students this past year who became very engrossed in their mobile devices during lunch and never did anything else during lunchtime.
One other distraction is when people monopolize the conversation. See “What teens resent: Classrooms controlled by students rather than teachers“.
Paul pointed to his post Social Media Feast and Fast: Disconnecting for a Day.
We talked about distraction in library training, K-12, and higher education. Paul and Laura provided tools that people can use for digital note-taking which include Twitter, Prezi, OneNote, and Sway…and a myriad of other things.
The show – which contains much more than what’s in these notes – can be listened to here. The unedited chat – or as we say…the back channel – from the show is here. Paul felt that others might want to read the chat, which was very focused this week.
Additional Resources:
- Handout from Cris Tovani, http://stephanieharvey.com/sites/default/files/CT%20Afternoon%20Breakout.pdf
- Buffy’s favorite notebook, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UE9LQA/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
T is for Training 