It is interesting to see how other learning theories are emerging... With the wide use of computers by people, and all the electronic networks that are forming on the internet at a very high rate, technology's influences is felt when scholars start talking about a new theory like connectivism; a word that Microsoft Word doesn’t recognize.
From what I read, connectivism uses a lot of principles of constructivism, where the learner is an active contributor to the process of learning. So, connectivism takes constructivism a step further by taking into account the influence that technology has in our lives. Blogs, websites, e-learning sites, network communities, online news forums, and a bunch of other Web 2.0 apps/tools are a few of the growing list of tools we use nowadays.
The following states some bullet points of more "pure" principles of connectivism that I copied and past from the website where the article George Siemens was at.
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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