Semantic Contiuum - 14 views

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  #1 chambo_online on 21 Jan 11

   

  (My note from Elluminate session on Friday - Week 1)

  
  

  I don't see connectivism at war with constructivism - I see it on a semantic continuum.  Constructivists create their own meaning, connectivists  interpret patterns, but the individual must "see it". Constructivist requires a group of people to be social with (a network), Connectivist grows a network. Knowledge transfers through social interactions for constructivists, and knowledge grows through adding interactions for connectivists.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><p>(My note from Elluminate session on Friday - Week 1)</p> <br /> <p>I don't see connectivism at war with constructivism - I see it on a semantic continuum.  Constructivists create their own meaning, connectivists  interpret patterns, but the individual must "see it". Constructivist requires a group of people to be social with (a network), Connectivist grows a network. Knowledge transfers through social interactions for constructivists, and knowledge grows through adding interactions for connectivists.</p></div>

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  #2 William Colmenares on 22 Jan 11

   

  I must confess, I'm a little confuse. I am illiterate in any learning theory, but, as of this week I sort of intuit that there may be many different ways of learning and hence maybe some theories explain better some ways of learning (i.e., by heart/memorizing <> behaviorism) and others, others (constructivsm <> social learning). Also, I also intuit (an elusive idea) that there may be learning in the connexions (network), just the same as in our brain the neural cells connect to wire knowledge, but yet I don't get to understand it. I don't see the light. Maybe if somebody could provide of a simple example where learning is connectivness. In any case, there's no need for war among theories, they are just different frameworks to better understand human phenomena.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I must confess, I'm a little confuse. I am illiterate in any learning theory, but, as of this week I sort of intuit that there may be many different ways of learning and hence maybe some theories explain better some ways of learning (i.e., by heart/memorizing <> behaviorism) and others, others (constructivsm <> social learning). Also, I also intuit (an elusive idea) that there may be learning in the connexions (network), just the same as in our brain the neural cells connect to wire knowledge, but yet I don't get to understand it. I don't see the light. Maybe if somebody could provide of a simple example where learning is connectivness. In any case, there's no need for war among theories, they are just different frameworks to better understand human phenomena.</div>

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  #3 Jaap Bosman on 27 Jan 11

   

  example of connected learning. I have some problem with a piece of software. It does not what i want it to do. I know of a forum where people discuss this software. I ask for help, explain my problem and wait for an answer. (while waiting I see a question of a forum member, and I know the answer, so I write an answer to that question) After some time my question has an answer. I do not understand it all, so I ask some questions, ans a discussion starts, others become involved. And I get an answer. Now somebody with the same question will find this discussion and read the answer. Even if I come across the same problem and want to read the answer, it is there.
  We were connected, it is an open discussion.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">example of connected learning. I have some problem with a piece of software. It does not what i want it to do. I know of a forum where people discuss this software. I ask for help, explain my problem and wait for an answer. (while waiting I see a question of a forum member, and I know the answer, so I write an answer to that question) After some time my question has an answer. I do not understand it all, so I ask some questions, ans a discussion starts, others become involved. And I get an answer. Now somebody with the same question will find this discussion and read the answer. Even if I come across the same problem and want to read the answer, it is there. <br /> We were connected, it is an open discussion.</div>

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