College of Education
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A new Innovation Teaching Kitchen in the heart of the Design Innovation Hub will give students a top-notch facility to learn food preparation techniques and host competitions.
![A Kent State University student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones. A Kent State University student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/02.14.19%20Photo%20of%20student%20multitasking.jpeg?VersionId=dfdiBeXcPY.Ib0mia7CZ7tApJsvZ6aY7&h=6acbff97&itok=m74qBCm5)
The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.
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