Fingertip Knowledge...memorizing is less important that being savvy at accessing lists

From the book, "The World is Open" by Curtis Bonk, He quotes Elliot Masie,
"Have you noticed how much we are memorizing less? It is due to a combination of Fingertip Knowledge and an increased confidence that information can be easily accessed from our devices and networks...

There are serious implications for the lowered expectation of memorization in our instructional designs. How do we recognize that our learners may not and perhaps should not, memorize key information? Rather, we may want them to be able to navigate to the information, which, in some instances, is safer since things may change. In other instances, the information may not be useful until situations arise.

The lowered levels of memorization and the increased use of Fingertip Knowledge have huge implications for how we design and deliver learning activities."