George Siemens artlicle, "A Learning Theory for the Digital Age" December 12, 2004, states that learning is no longer an individualistic activity. Connectivism is an important aspect of teaching and learning in today's digital world.
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networks, power grids, and social
networks, power grids, and social networks all function on the simple
principle that people, groups, systems, nodes, entities can be connected
to create an integrated whole. Alterations within the network have ripple
effects on the whole.
always compete for connections because links represent survival in an
interconnected world” (2002, p.106).
Principles of connectivism:
- Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions.
- Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information
sources.
- Learning may reside in non-human appliances.
- Capacity to know more is more critical than what is currently known
- Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to facilitate continual
learning.
- Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is
a core skill.
- Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist
learning activities.
- Decision-making is itself a learning process. Choosing what to learn
and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of
a shifting reality. While there is a right answer now, it may be wrong
tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate affecting the
decision.
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