Name of the Book:
REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Book Review Chapter:
Chapter 1 : Information Overload
Quote: The impact within this issue Together with the amount of information being produced from various people on the net, the problem of Information Overload arises. The implication arises from the psychological field.
Learning Expectations:
It refers to an excess amount of information being provided, making processing and absorbing tasks very difficult for the individual because sometimes we cannot see the validity behind the information.
Review:
The world moves into a new era of globalization, an increasing number of people are logging onto the internet to conduct their own research and are given the ability to produce as well as consume the data accessed on an increasing number of websites As of February 2007 there were over 108 million distinct websites and increasing. Users are now classified as active users because more people in society are participating in the Digital and Information Age More and more people are considered to be active writers and viewers because of their participation This flow has created a new life where we are now dependant on access to information
Hence, problems like misunderstanding arise in a society, and this creates havoc and madness. Since information is different, people tend to react differently according to their set of beliefs corroborating with the information available.
Lessons Learned
The growth provides opportunity for interaction and communication to take place. Individuals are able to converse about certain issues with different information hence bringing up a discussion. For example, in www.murdoch.edu.au, an LMS site is provided in which unit discussions within students takes place. One of the questions that are being asked is, “Is Second Life the New Life”. As we know, students have a range of information and thus, with their own set of knowledge from journals, books and website references, they argue their points out with one another hence improving the students to think critically and beyond the box. In the midst of this discussion, unintentionally interaction and communication takes place.
Integrative Questions
1. What is the rapidly increasing rate of new information being produced?
2. What are the ease of duplication and transmission?
3. What are the data across the Internet?
4. Is there an increase in the available channels of incoming information?
5. Find the Large amounts of historical information to dig through?
