Taming Information Overload through Curation (60 Minutes)
Mitchell Kapor, founder of the Electronic Frontier, wisely
said that “getting information off the
internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant. Our instant-on, hyper-connected
world provides us with millions upon millions of pieces of data anytime and
anyplace in a simple click. But how do we sort through all that data to reach
the relevant information we seek? Can we trust the “Googlebot” to give us or
our students the best of what’s there? How do we tame that massive overload of data?
The most valuable resource we have is community and shared
resources. This workshop will introduce you to the curation community and the
tools you’ll need to become an effective curator. Some of the tools discussed will be twitter,
delicious, facebook, pinterest, tweeted times, paper.li, curated.by, scoop.it,
zite, and flipboard.
Presenter: Karen Hamilton, Professor/Online Coordinator,
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, George Brown College.
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