Great source for further review... And a really duality to Howard Gardners App Generation and the Packaged Self - Transactional Lives vs Transformative Lives- Neurologist's concerns about Lack of Eye Contact etc!
Connectivism A learning theory for a digital generation
CONNECTIVISM LEARNING THEORY Connectivism presents a model of learning that acknowledges the tectonic shifts in society where learning is no longer an internal, individualistic activity. How people work and function is altered when new tools are utilized. The field of education has been slow to recognize both the impact of new learning tools and the environmental changes in what it means to learn. Connectivism provides insight into learning skills and tasks needed for learners to flourish in a digital era.http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm Key Concepts 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
- Source http://www.answers.com/topic/connectivism-learning-theory
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