IA Strategy: Addressing the Signatures of Information Overload :: UXmatters - 1 views
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Koltay—and likely most of you who are reading this column—have observed how Web 2.0 and the use of folksonomies have created conditions that result in information overload. When we provide applications that let users manage information, and those users have limited to no awareness of knowledge organization for the Web, the information architectures that evolve for users and the entire system may be less than optimal. Since most users are not equipped to produce sound classification schemes or efficient top-down taxonomies on their own, their impact on any system creates what I call a literacy gap, depicted in Figure 6. Depending on the other signatures of information overload that play out in users’ interaction with a system, the consequences of their literacy gap can lead to information overload. Koltay’s article makes this claim, and I agree.
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Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12I am experimenting with "sticky notes" as I ponder info overload and juggle all the new web2.0 I can handle! :-) -
Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12The above excerpt reminds me of a collaborative review project that we did in my class at the end of the last school year. We broke down each unit and lesson that we had covered into chunks and each student was supposed to make virtual flashcards (on quizlet.com) with their chunk of the material. Some students did great while others were absolutely lost while using the computers. It had a deleterious effect on the overall project. As I try to imagine implementing more web resources with the goal of productive communication and interaction in L2, I am troubled by the disparity of web/computer literacy among students. I don't mean to sound negative, but it is something I really struggle with. What about the students who lack the necessary skills?
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Marlene Johnshoy on 30 Jul 12Even when working with teachers, we find this in workshops. We tend to pair/group teachers, so they can help each other out - have you tried that with students? -
Charles Zook on 31 Jul 12Yes, I did assign pairs. Some students are smartphone literate and seem to have little to no interest in anything desktop. Hmmm...perhaps I should try focusing on the ipads.
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Yes, while Twitter is most engaging when tweets are firing away, it is also a poster child for propagating information overload.
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Another good point! I love all the new technologies at our fingertips, but at some point it becomes a bit overwhelming.
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