Connectivism is a new theory of learning which emphasizes the role of the
social and cultural context opposed to a more essentialist notion which
foregrounds the individual. Connectivism is most similar to constructivism and often
associated with and proposes a perspective similar to Vygotsky's 'zone of
proximal development' (ZPD, an idea later transposed into Engeström's (2001) and
also known as Activity theory. Central to connectivism is the relationship
between work experience, learning and knowledge, as expressed in the concept of
‘connectivity, thus the root of the theory's name. Also it bears some
similarity with Bandura's Social Learning Theory that proposes that people
learn through contact. The add-on "a learning theory for the digital
age", that appears in Siemens' paper indicates
the emphasis it gives to how technology affects how people live, how they
communicate and how they learn and experience from past knowledge and experience
and connect things with current experience
and situation.
Principles of connectivisim.
- 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.
- Learning is more critical than knowing.
- Maintaining and nurturing connections is needed to facilitate continual learning.
- Perceiving connections between fields, ideas and concepts is a core skill.
- Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of 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.
Refrencing:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connectivism
2) http://www.ehow.com/about_5278299_new- learning-theories.html
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