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How to Navigate Social Media (and Avoid Information Overload)

Rapid eLearning

No one goes to a library and complains that there are too many books. You want as many books as possible in the library. Here are five simple ways to manage all of the information available to you. I’ll be in San Diego at the Training 2010 Training & Expo on February 1-2. Or so it seems. That wouldn’t make sense.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

The answer is simple: Information Overload provides inherent opportunity for curation. A great diagram is in Information Overload Paradox : The post talks about the issue of overload: I can certainly consume more content than I could two decades ago, but no matter how much content is available, I can’t consume much more.

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7 principles of 21st-century learning and elearning

KnowledgeOne

In this age of information overload and stimulation of all kinds, it seems that our attention span has diminished. Source: “How can the learning sciences inform the design of 21 st century learning environments?”, The nature of learning, The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD, 2010.

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Is Content Curation the Future of Instructional Design?

Litmos

In 2010, according to Google trends,the term curation began to see significantly more interest, which seems on par considering the state of technology at the time, and my own experiences using tools like Flipboard, which launched in 2010. All catalogues, databases, and a growing number of books are all available on the Internet.

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Top 47 Posts and 10 Hot Topics for February

eLearning Learning Posts

February 1, 2010 to February 14, 2010. Netiquette: a handy guide for online students - Dont Waste Your Time , February 8, 2010 Based on a Guide from the LSC (Lake Superior College) wiki of netiquette for their online students. You can follow those links and see a bit of what people are thinking on those topics.

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Top 25 Posts and 4 Hot Topics in January - Best of eLearning Learning

eLearning Learning Posts

See First Top 25 eLearning Posts of 2010 - Best of eLearning Learning for the first Best of Post for the year. This post covers the Best of from January 15, 2010 to January 31, 2010. The eLearning Coach , January 25, 2010 As a learning professional, it’s important to stay fresh and current. Cognitive Psychology Anyone? -

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Top 75 eLearning Posts - May 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Performance Learning Productivity , May 28, 2010 Instructional design is not only seen as a core competency for learning and development/training specialists, but it’s a huge industry, too. learning is a mix of formal and informal , not one or the other. learning is a mix of formal and informal , not one or the other.