Comments on: Why Studies About Multitasking Are Missing The Point http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/09/15/why-studies-about-multitasking-are-missing-the-point/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Jared Stein http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/09/15/why-studies-about-multitasking-are-missing-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-24844 Jared Stein Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:49:09 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4296#comment-24844 So the take-away q. might be, how do we encourage folks to juggle well? Still, I think the "multitasking" phrase is misleading and potentially damaging; if it's true we don't really multitask, why perpetuate the myth? So the take-away q. might be, how do we encourage folks to juggle well?

Still, I think the “multitasking” phrase is misleading and potentially damaging; if it’s true we don’t really multitask, why perpetuate the myth?

]]> By: Raj Boora http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/09/15/why-studies-about-multitasking-are-missing-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-24796 Raj Boora Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:04:57 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4296#comment-24796 I think you've hit the nail on the head. I've been seeing those studies as well and I've been meaning to put up a response as well, but the juggler analogy is right on the money. Some might think that the juggler is only doing one thing, but in reality in order to do anything useful as a juggler, you have to do more than keep the balls in the air. You have to entertain your audience at the same time so you can't really be thinking about the balls that are moving in and out of your hands. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. I’ve been seeing those studies as well and I’ve been meaning to put up a response as well, but the juggler analogy is right on the money. Some might think that the juggler is only doing one thing, but in reality in order to do anything useful as a juggler, you have to do more than keep the balls in the air. You have to entertain your audience at the same time so you can’t really be thinking about the balls that are moving in and out of your hands.

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