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Theory of learning in a digital age
Connectivism is a theoretical framework for understanding learning in a digital age. It emphasizes how internet technologies such as web browsers, search engines, wikis, online discussion forums, and social networks contributed to new avenues of learning. Technologies have enabled people to learn and share information across the World Wide Web and among themselves in ways that were not possible before the digital age. Learning does not simply happen within an individual, but within and across the networks. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ConnectivismA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approachInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: From the Confucian way to collaborative knowledge co-constructionThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Connectivism: A knowledge learning theory for the digital age?Cited 444 times
- Go sideways: Networked learningA closely related topic
- Go sideways: George SiemensA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A theory of learning that focuses on the modern digital age and emphasizes the role of social and cultural context in how and where learning occurs.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Connectivism: A knowledge learning theory for the digital age?
Connectivism: Learning theory of the future or vestige of the past?
Connectivism: Its place in theory-informed research and innovation in technology-enabled learning
Constructivism and connectivism in education technology: Active, situated, authentic, experiential, and anchored learning
Do You Want Your Students to Be Job-Ready with 21st Century Skills? Change Pedagogies: A Pedagogical Paradigm Shift from Vygotskyian Social Constructivism to Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Siemens’ Digital Connectivism
Connectivism
Connectivism and leadership: harnessing a learning theory for the digital age to redefine leadership in the twenty-first century
Learning online: massive open online courses (MOOCs), connectivism, and cultural psychology
🆕 Influential since 2022
Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approach
Acceptance of tourism blockchain based on UTAUT and connectivism theory
Teaching STEAM through universal design for learning in early years of primary education: Plugged-in and unplugged activities with emphasis on connectivism learning theory.
Connectivism and digital age education: Insights, challenges, and future directions
Social Learning Theory in Clinical Setting: Connectivism, Constructivism, and Role Modeling Approach
📚 Books worth reading
From the Confucian way to collaborative knowledge co-constructionG. J. Van Schalkwyk, Rik Carl D'Amato · 2015
E-Reference Context and Discoverability in LibrariesSue Polanka · 2011- 📕Connectivism & Connected KnowledgeThomas Jerome Baker · 2012
- 📕Symposium of ConnectivismSteven Latour · 2015
- 📕Connectivism for EFL TeachersThomas Baker · 2012
Revolutionizing arts education in K-12 classrooms through technological integrationNarelle Lemon · 2015
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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