Comments on: Habits of Mind: Millennial Learner or ADD? http://redtech.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/habits-of-mind-millennial-learner-or-add/ hunting the elusive instructional technologist... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:15:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: redtech http://redtech.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/habits-of-mind-millennial-learner-or-add/#comment-11 redtech Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:15:05 +0000 http://redtech.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-11 That is an excellent point, Gardner- I was usually looking up references to books, sites or applications that came up during the sessions (or making notes of things to follow up on later). It's the second issue that concerns me- what did I miss while I was busy multitasking? The fact that most of the sessions were streamed so i can go back and review them later is a big relief. Curiously, I have had trouble getting "into" Twitter for the opposite reason- I so rarely can condense my thoughts into the prerequisite 140 characters, which engenders a blog post. Of course, it would be more helpful if I actually *publish* said posts on occasion, but that's another issue... That is an excellent point, Gardner- I was usually looking up references to books, sites or applications that came up during the sessions (or making notes of things to follow up on later). It’s the second issue that concerns me- what did I miss while I was busy multitasking? The fact that most of the sessions were streamed so i can go back and review them later is a big relief.

Curiously, I have had trouble getting “into” Twitter for the opposite reason- I so rarely can condense my thoughts into the prerequisite 140 characters, which engenders a blog post. Of course, it would be more helpful if I actually *publish* said posts on occasion, but that’s another issue…

]]> By: Gardner http://redtech.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/habits-of-mind-millennial-learner-or-add/#comment-10 Gardner Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:51:05 +0000 http://redtech.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-10 These are great questions that we're all asking ourselves. For whatever reasons, I have not found my attention span dwindling, and if a presentation is compelling I'm right there. The web and the backchannels all give me a chance to do "just in time learning": looking up a speaker's bio, finding the web page for their project, sending links to colleagues who aren't at the conference, etc. If the presentation isn't that compelling, though, the wireless sets me free in ways that might cause me to miss the gold amidst the dross. What I *have* found is that Twitter seems to sap my motivation to blog. That one I still need to work on. But Twitter is such a great networking tool--and thanks for the follow!--so I'll find the balance somehow. These are great questions that we’re all asking ourselves. For whatever reasons, I have not found my attention span dwindling, and if a presentation is compelling I’m right there. The web and the backchannels all give me a chance to do “just in time learning”: looking up a speaker’s bio, finding the web page for their project, sending links to colleagues who aren’t at the conference, etc. If the presentation isn’t that compelling, though, the wireless sets me free in ways that might cause me to miss the gold amidst the dross.

What I *have* found is that Twitter seems to sap my motivation to blog. That one I still need to work on. But Twitter is such a great networking tool–and thanks for the follow!–so I’ll find the balance somehow.

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