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Connectivism

Presented by Ashlee and Ashlynn

Who and when it was developed

George Siemens

https://youtu.be/rqL_lsogeNU

George Siemens

Points From the Video

Points From the Video

  • By willing to be transparent others can discover wh...
  • By willing to be transparent others can discover what you`re doing and connect their own work to your activities.
  • Formal learning process is irrelevant for meaningful learning.
  • Formal learning process is irrelevant f...
  • Making all of our learning experiences open, creat...
  • Making all of our learning experiences open, created a new way that students can purpose in ways they found felt important to their context.
  • When learners have the tools of their sensemaking under their own control they have the capcity to shape and direct the activities they find meaningful.
  • When learners have the tools of their sensemaki...

Stephen Downes

Main Idea/Principles

Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of of opinions.

Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources.

Learning is a process of connecting specializ...

Learning may reside in non-human appliances

Capacity to know more is more critical than what is currently known

Capacity to know more is more critical than what is current...

Nurturing and maintaing connections is needed to facilitate continual learning

Nurturing and maintaing connections is needed ...

Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is a core skill

Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, a...

Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities.

Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent ...

Decision-making is itself a learning process. Choosing waht to learn and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of a shifting reality. While there is a righ answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate affecting the decision.

Decision-making is itself a learning process. Choosing waht ...

Examples of how it can be used in a classroom.

https://youtu.be/XwM4ieFOotA

Technology that supports this theory.

For Hospital Use

  • Find-a-Code
  • Medscape
  • Epocrates
  • UpToDate

For Business Use

  • MicroSTrategy Mobile for iPad
  • Roambi Analytics

For School Use

  • Remind101
  • Skyview
  • Frog Disection
  • Side by Side
  • ScratchWork

Questions

What are the benefits of Connectivism?

  • Good for hands on learning
  • Staying up to date on how the world works
  • Interesting and Applicable

What are the Callenges/Holes?

  • Not everyone will have access to technology
  • There are a lot of things that can go wrong i.e. internet goes down, unreliable information
  • Hard for not self-motivated people

Do we agree/disgree with this theory?

Yes, but we think it wouldn't work for certain people.

Do we relate to this theory?

Yes. We like the ideo of how this theroy works, but not as the entirety of a class. We would definitely want to use it for things like projects or small groups.

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