Conectivismo

     

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Connectivism is a learning theory for the digital age. Learning has changed over the last several decades. The theories of behaviourism, cognitivism, and constructivism provide an effect view of learning in many environments. They fall short, however, when learning moves into informal, networked, technology-enabled arena. Some principles of connectivism:

§        The integration of cognition and emotions in meaning-making is important. Thinking and emotions influence each other. A theory of learning that only considers one dimension excludes a large part of how learning happens.

§        Learning has an end goal - namely the increased ability to "do something". This increased competence might be in a practical sense (i.e. developing the ability to use a new software tool or learning how to skate) or in the ability to function more effectively in a knowledge era (self-awareness, personal information management, etc.). The "whole of learning" is not only gaining skill and understanding - actuation is a needed element. Principles of motivation and rapid decision making often determine whether or not a learner will actuate known principles.

§        Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources. A learner can exponentially improve their own learning by plugging into an existing network.

§        Learning may reside in non-human appliances. Learning (in the sense that something is known, but not necessarily actuated) can rest in a community, a network, or a database.

§        The capacity to know more is more critical that what is currently known. Knowing where to find information is more important than knowing information.

§        Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to facilitate learning. Connection making provides far greater returns on effort than simply seeking to understand a single concept.

Learning and knowledge rest in diversity of opinions.

Learning happens in many different ways. Courses, email, communities, conversations, web search, email lists, reading blogs, etc. Courses are not the primary conduit for learning.

Different approaches and personal skills are needed to learn effectively in today's society. For example, the ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is a core skill.

Organizational and personal learning are integrated tasks. Personal knowledge is comprised of a network, which feeds into organizations and institutions, which in turn feed back into the network and continue to provide learning for the individual. Connectivism attempts to provide an understanding of how both learners and organizations learn.

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

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

Learning is a knowledge creation process...not only knowledge consumption. Learning tools and design methodologies should seek to capitalize on this trait of learning.

 

PRE-READING

1    MAKE A BRAINSTORMING ON CONNECTIVISM

2  MAKE A KWL CHART ON CONNECTIVISM

READING

3.      ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

    A)  What is connectivism?

    B)   How is it different from other learning theories?

    C)   What is it based on?

4.      READ THE TEXT AND FIND:

A.     Three learning theories:

B.      A synonym with enhance:

C.      Three words related to information society:

D.     The opposite of destruction:

5.      MATCH THE VERBS WITH THEIR MEANINGS:

a.     a)     Connect _b)__to make better.

b.       b) Improve   _e)__to comprehend the nature and significance of.

c.       c)Reside      _a)__to link; to join together; to associate or consider as related.

d.       d) Find       __c)_to exist; to be inherently present.

e.      e ) Understand  _d)__to come upon or discover by searching or making an effort.

AFTER READING

6.      EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ON THESE PRINCIPLES

a.    a.  “The integration of cognition and emotions in meaning-making is important”

b.      b. “Knowing where to find information is more important than knowing information”

c.      c.  “Organizational and personal learning are integrated tasks”

d.      d “Decision-making is itself a learning process”

 

Connectivism

3- Contesta las preguntas

1. Es una teoría aplicada a la era digital sobre el aprendizaje.
2. Toma en cuenta lo emocional, la motivación. Le da importancia a la búsqueda de información. Es una corriente pedagógica.
3. Consiste en cultivar y mantener conexiones.

4-

A.  conductismo, cognitivismo y  constructivismo

B. improve

C.  community  network  database

D. creation

5- contestada en cuestionario.

6-

a. Estamos de acuerdo con ésta teoría. Hay que considerar las emociones del individuo porque influyen en el aprendizaje.

b. Saber donde encontrar la información es más importante que saber la información. La información puede estar fuera del individuo por ejemplo en una base de datos.

c. El aprendizaje organizacional y personal son tareas integradas. Estamos de acuerdo que el conocimiento del individuo se alimenta en las instituciones y organizaciones.

d. La toma de decisiones es en sí mismo un aprendizaje. Elegir qué aprender es un proceso de cada uno que depende de la realidad que cada uno vive en determinado momento.

 

KWL Chart                          

Tepic: Conectivismo

What I know	What I want to know	What I Learned
No la conocemos.	Saber qué es, en qué se basa, si es actual.	Es una teoría aplicada a la era digital. Resalta la importancia de saber buscar información. Destaca la importancia de las emociones en el aprendizaje. Incluye la motivación. Tiene en cuenta las limitaciones de las otras teorías. Consiste en cultivar y mantener conexiones.