In our role as instructors, most of us deal with the problem of too much content. We often embrace a “content coverage” model in designing our courses, in which…
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More Content Doesn’t Equal More Learning
October 12, 2015 Nicki Monahan, MEd
With access to a world of information as close as our phones, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all there is to teach. New material continues to emerge in…
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I don't get it! Every fall the new telephone book arrives, filled with lots of information and with loads of new numbers, so why don't we design a class…
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Avoiding Information Overload: Remembering Course Goals
October 31, 2013 John A. Dern PhD
In more than 20 years of teaching, I have learned that too much information frustrates rather than inspires students. Today, however, with a few clicks of the computer mouse,…