2 responses:
http://spencervogt.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/module-6-personal-theory-of-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-18
http://amystonoha.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/learning-in-a-digital-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Connectivism
Technology
has allowed me to have a lot more while fun learning. More pleasure translates to increased
relaxation and greater retention and creativity during the learning
experience. I love watching YouTube
videos. For our 100 point classroom
paper, most of my references were video files. For me, learning in an online environment has
allowed me increased flexibility to study in time and locations that work best
for my schedule. Also, learning is
easier for me to accomplish due to the increased availability of information.
Although
not a perfected theory, Connectivism excites me, and fits best into my
philosophy of learning. The theory
aligns best with the organizational style and complexity processes seen in
nature (Siemens 2009, Athabasca University, 2010). The human nervous system
works through nerves that connect by nodes, paralleling the organization
described in connectivism. The theory of
complex systems, including game theory, articulates that when many different behaviors
merge, the outcomes are complex and more unpredictable (TedXTalks, 2011). As described in Complexity Theory, in complex
systems, one cannot accurately predict how entities will form and re-form (Siemens,
2013). The concept of connectivism
attempts to embrace the ideas of complex systems theories, paralleling most
accurately the systems seen in nature. I
think that one day we will answer the questions that learning and instructional
theory ask simply by measuring learning using future biological and scientific technological
processes. Connectivism is fundamentally
different from the other learning theories.
References:
AthabascaUniversity
Connectivism (2010). Connecting with
George Siemens [video file].
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gNaOZAjkxg
Siemens,
G., & Tittenberger, P. (2009). Handbook of emerging technologies for
learning.
Manitoba,, Canada: University of
Manitoba.
TedXTalks
(2011). TEDxCanberra - Boho Interactive - Chaos, complexity, balloons and
bunnies [video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN2N7gqAax0.
Siemens,
G. (2013). Responding to the
fragmentation of higher education [video file]. Retrieved
Saturday, February 8, 2014
2 responses
I responded to the following two blogs:
http://daspringsteen.blogspot.com/2014/02/motivation-of-resistant-employees.html?showComment=1391913858892#c7928643672069724781
http://professorfrederick.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/mod-5-learning-and-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-13
http://daspringsteen.blogspot.com/2014/02/motivation-of-resistant-employees.html?showComment=1391913858892#c7928643672069724781
http://professorfrederick.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/mod-5-learning-and-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-13
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