Vorvoreanu, M. (2014, June), Attention Management as a Fundamental Aspect of 21st Century Technology Literacy: A Research Agenda  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20109

\bibitem{asee_peer_20109}
  Vorvoreanu, M. (2014, June), \emph{Attention Management as a Fundamental Aspect of 21st Century Technology Literacy: A Research Agenda}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--20109

Mihaela Vorvoreanu.  "Attention Management as a Fundamental Aspect of 21st Century Technology Literacy: A Research Agenda".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://sftp.asee.org/20109 Internet.  10 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20109}
  Mihaela Vorvoreanu.
  "Attention Management as a Fundamental Aspect of 21st Century Technology Literacy: A Research Agenda".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://sftp.asee.org/20109 Internet.  10 May, 2024

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AB  -  Attention Management as a Fundamental Aspect of 21st Century Technology                      Literacy: A Research AgendaThe purpose of this paper is threefold:   1) To raise awareness and make an argument about the importance of attention management       as a fundamental aspect of contemporary technology literacy;   2) To review current solutions for training executive attention and integrating this training       into education at various levels   3) To propose a set of solutions and ideas for a research agenda for integrating the training       of executive attention into undergraduate education as a form of technology literacy.   The Center for Public Education report “Defining a 21st Century Education” identifiestechnology as the primary driver of changes in our society and names technology literacy as oneof the most important literacies of our age (Jerald, 2009). The strategic importance of technologyis recognized by the National Science Foundation, which considers technology essential, notoptional, for STEM education (Atkins et al., 2003) and recognizes that for the first time inhistory, “’online’ will be the dominant operating mode for individuals” (National ScienceFoundation Cyberinfrastructure Council, 2007, p. 39). The National Science Foundation and theNational Academy of Engineering have recognized the need to teach and learn with technology(cyberinfrastructure) and to acquire technological competencies as a top priority for U.S. STEMeducation and workforce development (Borgman et al., 2008; National Academy of Engineering,2004; National Science Foundation Cyberinfrastructure Council, 2007). The“Cyberinfrastructure for education and learning for the future: A vision and research agenda”report to the National Science Foundation argues that technology-based education must extend toall areas and settings of life, both formal and informal (Computing Research Association, 2005).                                                                                                1At the same time, nationally recognized experts agree that the integration of technology ineducation is not without dangers: “as innovations multiply, so do dangers” (Boyer, 1998, p. 26).Technological competencies include not only the skills needed to operate informationtechnology, but also critical consideration of “privacy, social, cultural, ethical, and ownershipissues associated with increasing use of cyberinfrastructure for learning, research, andscholarship” (National Science Foundation Cyberinfrastructure Council, 2007, p. 39). Achievingsuccessful results such as scientific and engineering innovation with technology requires morethan operating tools: it demands “an ability to understand tools and media critically” (Mitchell,Inouye, & Blumenthal, 2003, p. 4). Experts agree that educational institutions need to “helpyoung people learn how to use information technology more responsibly, reflectively, andeffectively in different areas of life” (Jerald, 2009, p. 45). This project addresses the strategicneed identified in national reports to extend technological competencies beyond tool operationby building fundamental knowledge and skills about the management of an individual’sattentional resources with respect to information technology use. Questions addressed are: Whatis the importance of managing one’s attention in a culture of multiple technology stimuli? Whatare the costs of distraction, multitasking, task-switching, and inability to sustain deep focus?How can research of cognitive load (Mayer & Moreno, 2003; Moreno & Valdez, 2005; Sweller,van Merrienboer, & Paas, 1998; Tabbers, Martens, & van Merrienboer, 2004) and attentiontheory (Wickens & McCarley, 2008) be used to educate students about their own attention andhelp them train it?    ReferencesAtkins, D. E., Droegemeier, K. K., Feldman, S. I., Garcia-Molina, H., Klein, M. L., Messerchmitt, D. G., . . .        Wright, M. H. (2003). Revolutionizing science and engineering through cyberinfrastructure: Report        of the National Science Foundation Blue-Ribbon Advisory Panel on Cyberinfrastructure.Borgman, C. L., Abelson, H., Dirks, L., Johnson, R., Koedinger, K. R., Linn, M. C., . . . Salen, K. (2008).        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