This points mentioned presentation (we can't really call it a video can we?) are very much in line with what happens in the IT world. Many of the information systems within organizations fail miserably because they deliver too much information. The more the information you gather, the more difficult it is to decipher and make appropriate use out of it. Management will want information that serves a purpose, rather than finding a purpose within the information gathered. Although it may sound pretty obvious and straight forward, IS/IT projects still have a very high failure rate due to this reason.
The presentation alludes to client pressures on service providers to deliver information. This is very true in many organization. Top management usually think that an increase in the information gathered is the panacea for the whole organization. This may not necessarily be the case, and it is up to the service provider (ex. system analyst) to convince management about it.
With regards specifically to e-learning, I agree that information overload can be detrimental in many cases. It's much better to teach students how to research their own stuff rather than trying to teach the stuff directly. Students may not be prepared to receive all of the information immediately, but might be willing to do so in a future date at their own pace. It is thus very important that they know how to manage by themselves by researching and learning on their own.
------------------ Christian Calleja IICT Lecturer
I have spent the afternoon going over the links, presentations, articles and other info relating to this subject. Admittedly this a VERY steep learning curve for me.
I teach biology and I believe that this particular subject can best be taught via a blended approach. I am all for keeping up with technology and as was quoted elsewhere "If you can' t beat them join them!"
However, in my humble opinion no amount of technology is going to transmit the passion and enthusiasm that a lecturer can project through body language. And frankly, this presentation just proves my point! I could hardly see it through to the end. Compare this with another video I saw on one of the forum links: "Some Interesting Facts about eLearning". It was great and I learned a lot from it. Therefore, whatever medium we choose to employ to get our message acroos, the emphasis should be on quality not quantity.
This reminds me of a PADI course that I was attending in order to learn diving and in the same time obtain a diving certification. I remember we used to watch this video full of information about what to do in quite a lot of cases, and this information overload results in sheer confusion when you first do your real dive in the open water where I also muddled up the basic sign language that is used in diving.
However thinking about it there is not much one can do in this case as unlike trekking on mountains that was referenced by this video clip, the instructor would be quite limited to what he/she can teach underwater :-)
This points mentioned presentation (we can't really call it a video can we?) are very much in line with what happens in the IT world. Many of the information systems within organizations fail miserably because they deliver too much information. The more the information you gather, the more difficult it is to decipher and make appropriate use out of it. Management will want information that serves a purpose, rather than finding a purpose within the information gathered. Although it may sound pretty obvious and straight forward, IS/IT projects still have a very high failure rate due to this reason.
ReplyDeleteThe presentation alludes to client pressures on service providers to deliver information. This is very true in many organization. Top management usually think that an increase in the information gathered is the panacea for the whole organization. This may not necessarily be the case, and it is up to the service provider (ex. system analyst) to convince management about it.
With regards specifically to e-learning, I agree that information overload can be detrimental in many cases. It's much better to teach students how to research their own stuff rather than trying to teach the stuff directly. Students may not be prepared to receive all of the information immediately, but might be willing to do so in a future date at their own pace. It is thus very important that they know how to manage by themselves by researching and learning on their own.
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Christian Calleja
IICT Lecturer
I have spent the afternoon going over the links, presentations, articles and other info relating to this subject. Admittedly this a VERY steep learning curve for me.
ReplyDeleteI teach biology and I believe that this particular subject can best be taught via a blended approach. I am all for keeping up with technology and as was quoted elsewhere "If you can' t beat them join them!"
However, in my humble opinion no amount of technology is going to transmit the passion and enthusiasm that a lecturer can project through body language. And frankly, this presentation just proves my point! I could hardly see it through to the end. Compare this with another video I saw on one of the forum links: "Some Interesting Facts about eLearning". It was great and I learned a lot from it. Therefore, whatever medium we choose to employ to get our message acroos, the emphasis should be on quality not quantity.
This reminds me of a PADI course that I was attending in order to learn diving and in the same time obtain a diving certification. I remember we used to watch this video full of information about what to do in quite a lot of cases, and this information overload results in sheer confusion when you first do your real dive in the open water where I also muddled up the basic sign language that is used in diving.
ReplyDeleteHowever thinking about it there is not much one can do in this case as unlike trekking on mountains that was referenced by this video clip, the instructor would be quite limited to what he/she can teach underwater :-)