Summary: <br> <br> <br> Every day, we engage in sense-making from a torrent of information. And we attempt to help others construct meaning in the learning experiences we design and provide. But what if we had a better understanding of how people create meaning as they interact with the world? Would that make you better at what you do? In this episode, I speak with Karl Fast, coauthor of Figure It Out: Getting from Information to Understanding.<br> <br> <br> <a href="https://amzn.to/3dqiFR5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Karl helps people think well in a world jam-packed with information. He has worked on complex information problems across startups, space science, intranets, education, and the Fortune 500. He holds a PhD in information science and is a former professor of User Experience Design. As a writer, he explores how information shapes the human experience.<br> WE DISCUSS:<br> <br> * What the book covers: associations, external representations, interactions and coordinating for understanding<br> * Benefits to thinking of information as raw material<br> * The meaning of understanding<br> * How the science of mind is evolving: behaviorism, computational model, embodied cognition<br> * Evidence of the deep connection between mind, body and the world<br> * Difference between pragmatic and epistemic actions<br> * A taxonomy of actions that help us figure it out<br> * Coordinating it all for better understanding<br> <br> TRANSCRIPT: Download the [Download not found]<br> <br> RATE: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-elearning-coach-podcast/id592110281" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rate this podcast in Apple Podcasts</a><br> <br> TIME: 44 minutes<br> <br> RESOURCES:<br> <br> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3dqiFR5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Figure It Out: Getting from Information to Understanding</a> by Stephen P. Anderson and Karl Fast<br> * <a href="https://about.me/karlfast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">More about Karl Fast</a><br> * Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/karlfast?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@karlfast</a><br> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3lM1DzQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How the Mind Works</a> by Stephen Pinker<br> * <a href="https://www.liquidtext.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liquid Text</a><br> * <a href="https://www.ikeahackers.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ikea Hackers</a> :-)<br> <br>
