http://melaniemcbride.net/2009/01/27/attention-and-dissonance-in-the-age-of-social-media/ inclusive digital learning + play Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://melaniemcbride.net/2009/01/27/attention-and-dissonance-in-the-age-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Attention, Dissonance, and Beginner’s Mind - Graveyard Contemplations Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:33:38 +0000 http://melaniemcbride.net/?p=420#comment-857 [...] Ian on Jan.31, 2009, under Psychology Melanie McBride has an excellent, utterly excellent post relating education, inattention in class, and cognitive [...] [...] Ian on Jan.31, 2009, under Psychology Melanie McBride has an excellent, utterly excellent post relating education, inattention in class, and cognitive [...]

]]> http://melaniemcbride.net/2009/01/27/attention-and-dissonance-in-the-age-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Avi Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:07:53 +0000 http://melaniemcbride.net/?p=420#comment-695 Really interesting post. I'm starting to see how this is crossing into the workforce. If everyone in a meeting is doing something else, is the meeting really happening? I remember in 2001 attending executive team meetings where everyone but the person speaking was on their Blackberry. You can guess at the effectiveness of those meetings. I brought in a newspaper one day and starting reading it. When I got called on it, I told the chair of the meeting that I was still listening just like everyone on the Blackberry. They were banned from then on for that meeting. I know the genie is out of the bottle and that we're past the time of technology bans but I truly believe that while some of us are good at multi-tasking and can do many things at once, the majority of us are not. Sure meetings may not always be engaging but my view is that I was invited for a reason and in a work setting I am being paid to attend and need to show value for that time by contributing actively, not when I tune back in. My gut says that over time as we expand our use of collaboration tools beyond face-to-face meetings, the time when we do come face-to-face will need to be time well spent and those who aren't really "present" may find themselves uninvited the next time. Really interesting post. I’m starting to see how this is crossing into the workforce. If everyone in a meeting is doing something else, is the meeting really happening?
I remember in 2001 attending executive team meetings where everyone but the person speaking was on their Blackberry. You can guess at the effectiveness of those meetings. I brought in a newspaper one day and starting reading it. When I got called on it, I told the chair of the meeting that I was still listening just like everyone on the Blackberry. They were banned from then on for that meeting.
I know the genie is out of the bottle and that we’re past the time of technology bans but I truly believe that while some of us are good at multi-tasking and can do many things at once, the majority of us are not.
Sure meetings may not always be engaging but my view is that I was invited for a reason and in a work setting I am being paid to attend and need to show value for that time by contributing actively, not when I tune back in. My gut says that over time as we expand our use of collaboration tools beyond face-to-face meetings, the time when we do come face-to-face will need to be time well spent and those who aren’t really “present” may find themselves uninvited the next time.

]]> http://melaniemcbride.net/2009/01/27/attention-and-dissonance-in-the-age-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-690 Dancing Monkey Mania » Blog Archive » links for 2009-01-28 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:04:51 +0000 http://melaniemcbride.net/?p=420#comment-690 [...] Attention and dissonance in the age of social media at melanie mcbride online This makes a lot of sense to me. Resonates with my philosophy and creeping technological determinism… (tags: attention cognitive_dissonance multitasking cognition) [...] [...] Attention and dissonance in the age of social media at melanie mcbride online This makes a lot of sense to me. Resonates with my philosophy and creeping technological determinism… (tags: attention cognitive_dissonance multitasking cognition) [...]

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