Well everyone this is my first blog post ever so we shall see how this goes. As I was reading through the Berkman Center For Internet and Society website, the last topic of interest caught my eye, Information overload, Information Quality & Learning. I found this interesting because while growing up in a digital age it is very apparent how much easier it is to obtain all types of information now as apposed to 10 years ago. I have also noticed changes in the way learning takes place and that education now heavily relies on technology.
When I was growing up in Elementary school, everything was learned through books. If I needed to get information for a class project, I asked my mom to drive to the library so we could pick out a book for that specific topic to use. Depending on the topic of interest, you might only find 1 or 2 books that would give the necessary information needed. Now a person can get on the Internet and with just a few clicks of the mouse be exposed to more information on one topic than they could read in a year. Information overload and technological learning are parts of everyday life that require students now to learn tons of information at faster rates than ever before. This is a tough task and asks much more of current students. I feel like it can be beneficial to students because it teaches them how to pick out useful information and to ignore the extra, unnecessary stuff. These skills should be taught to students at a young age so they can use them throughout the years and will contain to aid them when they enter the workforce.
I enjoyed reading your post. I thought it was great how you made connections to elementary school and doing research with books instead of the internet. The part of your blog that stood out to me the most was when you said information overload is causing students to learn tons of information at a faster rate, I had never really thought about this but it is evident in today's society.
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point about the difference from now and elementary school. It was so hard to find what you were looking for back in the day, but now it is so easy to find anything and everything you could want. I like this post.
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