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Connectivism: Its place in theory-informed research and innovation in technology-enabled learning Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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This article is an attempt to address a possible gap in Connectivist thinking, and its expression in cMOOCs. It’s to do with the experience of technology novices, and unconfident learners in cMOOC environments. It comes from a phenomenon, and experience I identified in a recent MOOC I participated in and the experience is best described like this:
Russell Waldron's curator insight,
January 30, 2013 4:44 AM
Does this article miss a crucial point? The critiques (Verhagen, Kerr, Branon and Downes) argue that Siemens has not said anything new about how an individual learns. But in C21st, it is an interaction of many people and artefacts and situations - not the individual - that produces action, speech, invention. And when we think of that aggregate as an actor, what shall we call the self-organising enhancement of capacity to interpret and use information, if not Learning? 
Paz Barceló's comment,
February 1, 2013 3:08 PM
I never found a paradigm. If a set of techniques and strategies that can end up converging on a theory. And an extension of constructivism
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"Although my intention is to make things simpler, I want add one more term before tackling the formal and informal divide. I want to distinguish between learning that is intentional and learning that isn't." Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge |
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
February 13, 2013 6:56 PM
Good theories work together in some form of harmony. It is not always smooth. Humans will still construct their learning in social settings and with people who challenge them.
Nevermore Sithole's curator insight,
March 14, 2014 3:22 AM
Instructional Design Connectivism - by George Siemens
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What is learning? Peter Sloep posted here in response to a post by Steve Wheeler. One of the characteristics of learning through digital media is the ability to crowd source content, ideas and art... Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
Elahe Amani's comment,
October 1, 2012 7:01 PM
This of course is true with teaching and learning outside classroom...
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I ran a short workshop for colleagues on the topics of connectivism and the rise of MOOCs earlier this week .
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are online learning events that can take place synchronously and asynchronously for months. Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge 
Dr. Susan Bainbridge's comment,
September 2, 2012 2:18 PM
Thanks for the 'thanks'! Glad you liked it.
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