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Sean McHugh

Moderate use of screen time can be good for your health, new study finds - Oxford Inter... - 0 views

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Nir Eyal on how to beat tech addiction: 'We need a new skill set' | Technology | The Gu... - 0 views

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  • we need to stop using the word “addicted” when it comes to technology – because most of us aren’t addicted at all; we’re just guilty of overuse
  • It’s amazing, he adds, that people don’t see that the alarm around tech is just a repeat of a very old storyline. “In the 1950s, fearmongers were saying the exact same thing about comic books, literally verbatim: it’s reducing kids’ attention spans; it’s causing them to commit suicide; it’s leading to mental health issues.” Distraction, he stresses, is an age-old problem that is far bigger than technology
  • If we want to avoid distraction, we can’t just throw our phones away or go on a digital detox; we need to deal with the psychological reasons we’re looking for distraction in the first place
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  • stop blaming technology for your personal failings and start blaming yourself
  • the fact we’re all carrying smartphones means that “distraction is easier than ever to find”. But he stresses that “This doesn’t mean we’re powerless – it means we need a new skill set
  • There are only three reasons for a distraction,” he adds. “An internal trigger, an external trigger or a planning problem
  • Eyal calls email the “mother of all habit-forming products”, one of several technologies he refers to in the book as “slot machines”. The uncertainty of what’s in our inbox means we’re constantly checking it, but most email is a complete waste of time.
  • but it takes me for ever to figure out how to label my emails
  • “hack back” my iPhone by adjusting my notification settings, reducing “external triggers” from apps.
  • The route to a healthier relationship with technology isn’t necessarily going cold turkey; it’s learning moderation and good habits.
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How playing video games could get you a better job - 0 views

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    "The ability to assimilate information, react swiftly and co-ordinate actions whilst remaining calm under pressure are often attributes of people that are good at gaming,"
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GENER(aliz)ATIONS - Alfie Kohn - 0 views

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  • It’s an idea that rational people should view with a generous measure of skepticism if only because each of these labels refers to something on the order of 80 million people.
  • variations (in beliefs and behaviors) within each generational cluster are typically far greater than those between them.
  • If you look at what their underlying needs and aspirations are, there’s no difference at all between this new generation of workers and my generation and my father’s generation
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  • All those kids glued to social media, for example? That’s not because of who the kids are; it’s because they’ve come of age when the technology is available. In fact, a recent survey found that older adults actually use social media more than younger adults do.
  • Sometimes these bogus claims are due to a tendency to describe as generational shifts what are actually developmental differences:
  • the authors whose research showed this to be true have also debunked conservative psychologist Jean Twenge’s sweeping claims about Millennials (which, in her telling, almost always reflect poorly on them). For example, assertions about their supposedly higher levels of narcissism, which are catnip to the media, rest on embarrassing methodological errors.
  • we should be very cautious about offering any generalizations about an entire generation.
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Computational Thinking Is Critical Thinking. And It Works in Any Subject. | EdSurge News - 0 views

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  • a way to help computer scientists think more logically about data analysis
  • at its core, computational thinking is simply a way to process information using higher-order or critical thinking
  • the framework is the same: look at the provided information, narrow it down to the most valuable data, find patterns and identify themes. And it works just as well for comparing maps, blocks of code or two works of literature
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  • The goal, in other words, is to get students to learn not to take everything at face value
  • Since the human brain is essentially wired to recognize patterns, computational thinking—somewhat paradoxically—doesn’t necessarily require the use of computers at all.
  • an innovative, mastery-learning model that is less wedded to unit and testing cycles than in other schools. Students are often graded on a custom rubric that crosses disciplines called a “continuum of skill development,” that scales with students
  • blending computational thinking into the curriculum need not require such a major overhaul. It can be inserted on a lesson-by-lesson basis and only where it makes sense.
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