Connectivism

Connectivism

In creating my “Mindmap” this week I really had to reflect on how my connections facilitate my learning.  My network connections have changed through my experiences, employment, and education.  My experiences and employment have been connected to my education.  As I began building a foundation of education I found that my “formal learning” changed from traditional classroom setting to online class.  My “non-formal learning has changed depending on what I needed to learn to use a type of machine needed for the job I held.  My informal or incidental learning” has changed from the type of technologies I have used from a windows pc to an ipad.  I have read manuals to watching how to videos to gain the knowledge and information needed to run a program to using an App on my ipad (Foley and Griff, 2004. p 4-5).   The digital tools that best facilitate my learning would be my laptop, ipad, and my smart phone. All three are portable and I can use them anywhere I need to access the need for my self-directed learning.  When I have a question I will use my technology recourses to access the Internet and use Google Search Engine and then read, listen, or watch Wiki’s and webinars (the information) need to gain the answer needed for the question. According to George Siemens in “Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age,” Connectivism is presented as a learning theory that integrates technology, social networks, and information.  So my personal network supports the tenants Connectivism through the use of connecting and staying connected through blogs, Facebook, Twitter, emails, to gain information or share information with my social and professional network.



Foley, Griff. Dimensions of Adult Learning.Berkshire, GBR: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2004. p 4-5. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/waldenu/Doc?id=10161341&ppg=22
Copyright © 2004. McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. All rights reserved.

Siemens, G. (2005, January). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. International Journal of Instructional Technology & Distance Learning, Retrieved April 07, 2013, fromhttp://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jan_05/article01.htm