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Too Much Information or a Skills Gap

Tony Karrer

Too Much Information) (found via Stephen Downes ). Information Overload and Learning.” Jonah Lehrer suggests the danger of too much information is β€œit can actually interfere with understanding.” We knew how to use the card catalog, journal indices, microfiche readers. It's why I created Work Literacy about a year ago.

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Social Learning Experiences: Making Better Connections

Talented Learning

b) Two days of private, uninterrupted access to a library of popular industry books, courses and related information. If people simultaneously complete the same online training in isolation, most will remember only basic information. On the other hand, too many options can paralyze participants with information overload.

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Distance Learning and the LMS: Advice From a Higher Education Expert

Talented Learning

Nancy also serves as Associate Managing Editor of The Journal of Literacy and Technology , and edits her own blog, Nancy-Rubin.com. Getting any one of these elements right is challenging enough, but ensuring that they work together in a complementary way requires a deep ongoing commitment. TL: How did you overcome these obstacles?