05.+Managing+Information

=Managing information = = = The idea that resonated with me the most is from Leu at al. (2009) “a more productive approach is to view the Internet as a literacy issue, not a technology issue”. I think I possess pretty advanced technology literacy (20 years of learning, teaching nad working with technology), but still I feel lost in the cybercpace, especially with the advancement of the social media technologies that allowed information to explode even more. Sometimes I fell I need a checklist, a step by step guide what to do with information. I think I need to develop a different mindset and skillset. Which information to ignore, which part I need, I need now, where to save it and in what digital format and platform and how to fit all the pieces together (flickr, youtube, blogger, twitter, wikispaces, mypodcast, rss, etc).

I agree with George Siements who in his recent post states: “The most critical skill that individuals need to master today is how to manage information.” And “we want to be able to readily access important information when we need it.” This is exactly what I have struggled with. I noticed that about 80% of my work time is about locating information, on the Internet, in my email box, on my drives. I feel I need to go back to all my drives and internet accounts and re-structure my research results so that I can easily find them. When my colleagues or bosses request re-sending an earlier email for instance, I feel I am the information manager for them. I feel I waste so much time with re-locating information I gathered or dealt with. I agree, managing information so that it can be easily found and accessed when needed is key to work and live effectively and efficiently. SAVES TIME!!!

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