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Now you see it [electronic resource] : how the brain science of attention will transform the way we live, work, and learn / Cathy N. Davidson.

by Davidson, Cathy N., 1949-

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New York : Viking, 2011.

Distraction (Psychology)

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http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=5FE2B39C-96B2-4E71-9A17-B2C78700FABE This title is available online; click here to access

9781101508329 (electronic bk.)

1101508329 (electronic bk.)

9781101517727 (electronic bk.)

1101517727 (electronic bk.)

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Introduction: I'll count: you take care of the gorilla -- Pt. 1. Distraction and difference: the keys to attention and the changing brain. Learning from the distraction experts -- Learning ourselves -- Pt. 2. The kids are all right. Project classroom makeover -- How we measure -- The epic win -- Pt. 3. Work in the future. The changing workplace -- The changing worker -- Pt. 4. The brain you change yourself. You, too, can program your VCR (and probably should) -- Conclusion: Now you see it -- Appendix. Twenty-first-century literacies: a checklist.

Documents a 2003 experiment at Duke University where the author had free iPods issued to the freshman class to see how the device could be used academically, in a report that reveals other technological ideas that are revolutionizing education.

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