The influence of technology on academic distraction: A review

AJ Dontre - Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The detrimental effects of academic distraction have become increasingly problematic in
recent years due to student media multitasking. In recent years, educators have gradually …

The myths of the digital native and the multitasker

PA Kirschner, P De Bruyckere - Teaching and Teacher education, 2017 - Elsevier
Current discussions about educational policy and practice are often embedded in a mind-set
that considers students who were born in an age of omnipresent digital media to be …

The “online brain”: how the Internet may be changing our cognition

J Firth, J Torous, B Stubbs, JA Firth, GZ Steiner… - World …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of the Internet across multiple aspects of modern society is clear. However, the
influence that it may have on our brain structure and functioning remains a central topic of …

The age of Twitter: Donald J. Trump and the politics of debasement

BL Ott - Critical studies in media communication, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This essay explores the changing character of public discourse in the Age of Twitter.
Adopting the perspective of media ecology, the essay highlights how Twitter privileges …

Smartphones and cognition: A review of research exploring the links between mobile technology habits and cognitive functioning

HH Wilmer, LE Sherman, JM Chein - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
While smartphones and related mobile technologies are recognized as flexible and powerful
tools that, when used prudently, can augment human cognition, there is also a growing …

Diversifying and de-growing the circular economy: Radical social transformation in a resource-scarce world

K Hobson, N Lynch - Futures, 2016 - Elsevier
Programmes and policies for a Circular Economy (CE) are fast becoming key to regional
and international plans for creating sustainable futures. Framed as a technologically driven …

Not just digital natives: Integrating technologies in professional education contexts

EE Smith, R Kahlke, T Judd - Australasian Journal of Educational …, 2020 - ajet.org.au
In 2001, Prensky characterised a new generation of learners entering higher education as
digital natives–naturally digitally literate and inherently proficient users of technology. While …

[CARTE][B] Understanding how we learn: A visual guide

Y Weinstein, M Sumeracki, O Caviglioli - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Educational practice does not, for the most part, rely on research findings. Instead, there'sa
preference for relying on our intuitions about what's best for learning. But relying on intuition …

A review of evidence on the role of digital technology in sha** attention and cognitive control in children

M Vedechkina, F Borgonovi - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The role of digital technology in sha** attention and cognitive development has been at
the centre of public discourse for decades. The current review presents findings from three …

Media multitasking is associated with distractibility and increased prefrontal activity in adolescents and young adults

M Moisala, V Salmela, L Hietajärvi, E Salo, S Carlson… - NeuroImage, 2016 - Elsevier
The current generation of young people indulges in more media multitasking behavior (eg,
instant messaging while watching videos) in their everyday lives than older generations …