THE ATTENTION CRISIS HAS ARRIVED What New Research Says About Focus, Distraction and Student Learning Excellent Educator, 3(12), 1-2, 2026 WHAT RESEARCH FOUND A growing body of evidence suggests that higher education is facing a significant attention crisis. Researchers studying Swiss university students found that the rapid expansion of digital technologies, social media platforms, and […]
Rethinking Screen Use: From Exposure to Self-Regulation Excellent Educator, Volume: 3, Issue: 9, Page: 6 Summary by Excellent Educator Academic Insights Across recent research on screen use, attention, and cognitive development, a consistent pattern emerges: the impact of digital media is not inherently negative or positive, but highly dependent on how it is used. While
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Social Media Use and Critical Thinking Excellent Educator, Volume: 3, Issue: 7, Page: 5 Summary of Galindo-Domínguez et al (2025) Academic Insights Academic InsightsThis research studied how university students’ social media use relates to critical thinking and found that the strongest predictor was not social media itself, but students’ competence in learning to learn. Social
