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The Impact of Social Media on Deep Work
					
 Jul 10, 2025 
 10:00AM to 12:00PM

									

				

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	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 10/07/2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm







Led by Anne Hinze and Lora Eberhard


The Ohio State University College of Medicine




 


Despite its benefits in enhancing communication and information access, social media significantly disrupts our ability to engage in deep, focused work. Its constant notifications and bite-sized content fragment our attention, making sustained concentration challenging. Recognizing this negative impact is essential for educators and students to develop strategies to mitigate distractions and prioritize uninterrupted study sessions.


Learning Outcomes


    

  1. Participants will comprehend how the structure of social media undermines students’ capacity to sustain focus over extended periods (Verma & Panday, 2020).
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  2. Participants will gain insights into the manipulative design of social media and its ability to captivate students, leading to prolonged engagement with the platforms?(Hari, 2022).
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  3. Participants will recognize how the convenience of social media consumes significant portions of students’ attention daily, thereby reducing the time available for deep, focused work?(Jha, 2021).
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  4. Participants will explore strategies that can help students regain and sustain their focus for extended periods (Jha, 2021).
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Anne Hinze, MA, MS, serves as a Learning Specialist at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With over thirty years of experience in teaching and advising within higher education, Ms. Hinze has dedicated her career to enhancing student success. In her current role, she specializes in guiding medical students to develop and implement effective and efficient study strategies.