| George SiemensandStephen Downes |
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| Two collaboratorsof Connectivism Theory |
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| A theory of learning based on premise that knowledge exists in the world rather than simply in the head of an individual |
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| As a prinicipal of Connectivism it is a process of connecting specilized nodes or information sources that may reside in non-human appliances. |
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| In connectivism, it is more critical than what is already known. |
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| In Connectivism:Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to facilitate continual learning.Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is a core skill. |
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- Distributed in a network
- social
- technologically enhanced
- recognizing and interpreting patterns
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- diversity of network
- strength of ties
- context of occurrence
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- adaptive patterns
- representative of current state
- existing in networks
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| Connecting to (adding) nodes and growing the network. |
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- complex learning
- rapid changing core
- diverse knowledge sources
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