On Monday we will go through a brief overview of what some of the more person/task specific patterns for attending are that were revealed in your surveys. You will also be reading the three research entries you have been working on for your blogs. At this point you should have most of your web essay mapped out and drafted. As you get your entries (Blogs 9, 10 & 11) ready for class on monday, make sure you give your readers an idea of where/how the section posted to your blog fits into your essay. Then - in class - you will be able to get some feedback for how to put your essay together.
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After reading through what you wrote in response to the questions about attending - I came up with the following generalizations. Because our class represents a small sample - these observations cannot really be extended to a broader population - still - they give us some things to think about.
Observations:
1. Everyone in the class moves between deep attention and hyperattention - though the reasons and activities that influence the choice of one style for attending rather than another vary from person to person.
2. More individuals preferred deep attention for school work - but not everyone.
3. More than one of uss use hyperattention as a reward for working at a task we do not want to undertake - as a way to get through work we really don't want to do. So "multitasking' or media can act as an incentive.
4. Generally, attending style seems to be "mood" and activity dependent.
5. Sometimes we may need an escape even from "relaxing" media.
6. Patterns of media use changed with age (not surprising - especially because the availability of media has changed so drastically).
Any observations that you think would be worth pursuing in more depth?
After reading through what you wrote in response to the questions about attending - I came up with the following generalizations. Because our class represents a small sample - these observations cannot really be extended to a broader population - still - they give us some things to think about.
Observations:
1. Everyone in the class moves between deep attention and hyperattention - though the reasons and activities that influence the choice of one style for attending rather than another vary from person to person.
2. More individuals preferred deep attention for school work - but not everyone.
3. More than one of uss use hyperattention as a reward for working at a task we do not want to undertake - as a way to get through work we really don't want to do. So "multitasking' or media can act as an incentive.
4. Generally, attending style seems to be "mood" and activity dependent.
5. Sometimes we may need an escape even from "relaxing" media.
6. Patterns of media use changed with age (not surprising - especially because the availability of media has changed so drastically).
Any observations that you think would be worth pursuing in more depth?
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