Information overload isn’t a new phenomenon by any means. The sensation of being overwhelmed by information has been linked to every media revolution. With every new innovation and the mass adoption of disruptive technology, the volume of information available to …
Can Students be Curators of their own Information?
In a continuing pedagogical experiment we have had our students design and then construct their own textbooks. We collaboratively design and construct the e-texts for each group that comes through. See the results of this experiment:
http://edtechtoolbox.blogspot.com/2011/06/can-students-be-curators-of-their-own.html…
5 Myths About the ‘Information Age’
Confusion about the nature of the so-called information age has led to a state of collective false consciousness. It’s no one’s fault but everyone’s problem, because in trying to get our bearings in cyberspace, we often get things wrong, and …
7 Sites That Can Help You Deal With Information Overload
The problem that most people run into while browsing the internet is complete information overload. Finding data is a problem that Google mainly solved years ago – now the challenge the typical user faces is how to find relevant information.
Gary Flake: is Pivot a turning point for web exploration?
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Filtering, Crowdsourcing and Information Overload
Are the training solutions being produced part of the problem of information overload? How do we shift to a position where we are helping to filter information and reduce overload rather than possibly contribute?
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2010/02/filtering-crowdsourcing-and-information.html…