On-Demand Media Consumption: Diminishing Sociability?Nathalia Chua
This flipbook explores the implications of shifting away from Traditional TV to on-demand media consumption, with particular focus on the effects on sociability.
On-Demand Media Consumption: Diminishing Sociability?Nathalia Chua
This flipbook explores the implications of shifting away from Traditional TV to on-demand media consumption, with particular focus on the effects on sociability.
This powerpoint presentation was a project in my Communication and Technology course, which allowed me to focus on an aspect of our society, relating to the topic of technology.
Does the Internet Make You DumberThe cognitive effects are measurab.docxjacksnathalie
Does the Internet Make You Dumber?The cognitive effects are measurable: We're turning into shallow thinkers, says Nicholas Carr.
By NICHOLAS CARR- the wall street journal
Updated June 5, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET
The Roman philosopher Seneca may have put it best 2,000 years ago: "To be everywhere is to be nowhere." Today, the Internet grants us easy access to unprecedented amounts of information. But a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that the Net, with its constant distractions and interruptions, is also turning us into scattered and superficial thinkers. (1)
The picture emerging from the research is deeply troubling, at least to anyone who values the depth, rather than just the velocity, of human thought. People who read text studded with links, the studies show, comprehend less than those who read traditional linear text. People who watch busy multimedia presentations remember less than those who take in information in a more sedate and focused manner. People who are continually distracted by emails, alerts and other messages understand less than those who are able to concentrate. And people who juggle many tasks are less creative and less productive than those who do one thing at a time. (2)
The common thread in these disabilities is the division of attention. The richness of our thoughts, our memories and even our personalities hinges on our ability to focus the mind and sustain concentration. Only when we pay deep attention to a new piece of information are we able to associate it "meaningfully and systematically with knowledge already well established in memory," writes the Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel. Such associations are essential to mastering complex concepts. (3)
When we're constantly distracted and interrupted, as we tend to be online, our brains are unable to forge the strong and expansive neural connections that give depth and distinctiveness to our thinking. We become mere signal-processing units, quickly shepherding disjointed bits of information into and then out of short-term memory. (4)
In an article published in Science last year, Patricia Greenfield, a leading developmental psychologist, reviewed dozens of studies on how different media technologies influence our cognitive abilities. Some of the studies indicated that certain computer tasks, like playing video games, can enhance "visual literacy skills," increasing the speed at which people can shift their focus among icons and other images on screens. Other studies, however, found that such rapid shifts in focus, even if performed adeptly, result in less rigorous and "more automatic" thinking. (5)
In one experiment conducted at Cornell University, for example, half a class of students was allowed to use Internet-connected laptops during a lecture, while the other had to keep their computers shut. Those who browsed the Web performed much worse on a subsequent test of how well they retained the lecture's content. While it's hardly surprising th ...
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Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
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An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
1. The Age of Distraction
Film 260
Alessia Bertucci
2. We live in an age of distractions.
Do you remember something the last time you gave your undivided
attention to someone or something without any distractions?
3. • No one person gets
personal attention for
long.
• Multi-communicating has
instilled distraction into
every aspect of our day,
becoming commonplace
for many individuals. (4)
4. • Society glorifies busyness,
but being “always on” will
cause unchecked infomania
decreased brain power. (3)
• We have become “pancake
people” spread wide and
thin as we connect with a
vast network of info
accessed by the touch of a
button. (5)
6. • Individuals today have a short
attention span stemming
from online constant
stimulation. (2)
• We are becoming less
efficient than ever as we are
pulling ourselves into too
many different directions. (6)
10. Studies found that people who are
interrupted by technology score 20 percent
lower on a standard cognition test. (10)
11. • Checking devices has
become a sub-conscious
instinct that cannot be
ignored
• Students reported that even
without the constant
reminders provided by
notification lights and
sounds, they were internally
preoccupied with whether
anyone was trying to get in
touch with them. (7)
12. So, what is the first step to
solving thisdistraction epidemic?
Mono -tasking
(1)
13. What is mono-tasking?
Mono-tasking is a
form of self-
awareness similar to
what a high school
teacher might simply
call “paying
attention”. (1)
14. When you focus all energy on one task at a time
distraction free, it makes what you are doing more
enjoyable and leads to higher quality results! (1)
15. When we single-task
rather than multitask, we
produce less cortisol, which
means we are less stressed.
Essentially, making us
happier. (6)
16. Three additional steps
Stop multitasking the things that are
important
Create specific times during the
day to work on important tasks.
Create boundaries aroundtechnology
use
(8)
17. Create boundaries around technology use
Keep cell phones
away from the dining
room table, or in your
bag while in
restaurants. Stop
texting, emailing and
talking on the phone
while driving. (8)
18. Stop multitasking the things that are important
This includes personal
relationships. Focus
on one person at a
time and allow
yourself to give them
your full and
undivided attention.
(8)
19. Create specific times during the day to work on important tasks
Remove all
unnecessary
distractions including
cellphones and
tablets and retrain
yourself to focus on
one thing at a time.
This will slowly
become easier with
practice. (8)
21. Works Cited
1. Von Pfetten, Verena. "Read This Story Without Distraction (Can You?)." The New York Times. The New York
Times, 30 Apr. 2016. Web. 12 May 2016.
2. Rosenwald, MichaelS. "Serious reading takes a hit from online scanning and skimming, researchers say."
Washington Post 6 Apr. 2014. Academic OneFile. Web. 15 May 2016.
3. Anderssen, Eric. "Digital Overload: How We Are Seduced by Distraction." The Globe and Mail. N.p., 29
Mar. 2014. Web. 12 May 2016.
4. Eichler, Leah. “Sorry to be rude, but my smartphone needsmy attention.” The Globe and Mail. The Globe
and Mail, 04, Oct. 2013. Web. 01 June 2016.
5. Module 1: Digital Literacies (lecture)
6. Cleaver, Krystal. "The Importance of SimplifyingDue to Unprecedented Amounts of Distraction." The
Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 01 June 2016.
7. Soltan, Liz. "Distraction Caused by Technology." Digital Responsibility. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 June 2016.
8. Goldman, Ellen G. "Surviving the Distraction Epidemic." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d.
Web. 01 June 2016.
9. Joselaw, Maxine. Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 25 June 2015. Web. 01 June 2016.
10. Sullivan, Bob. "StudentsCan't Resist Distraction for Two Minutes ... and Neither Can You - NBC
News." NBC News. N.p., 18 May 2013. Web. 01 June 2016.
