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Mind-wandering is common in the classroom and while students are studying on their own. This is not surprising given that these activities often demand long periods of attention. In this video, Dr. Karl Szpunar (University of Illinois at Chicago) talks about interventions that can reduce and redirect mind wandering to keep students on task.
Karl Szpunar is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago. He completed a Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis and postdoctoral fellowships at the Rotman Research Institute and Harvard University. His research examines the cognitive and neural underpinnings that give rise to the ability to reflect on the personal past and future. Using both behavioral and brain imaging techniques, Dr. Szpunar also conducts research aimed at developing interventions to reduce or redirect mind-wandering in educational contexts.
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