To combat the shrinking half-life of knowledge, organizations have been forced to develop new methods of deploying instruction.”

(the understanding of where to find knowledge needed).

know-where

learning

a persisting change in human performance or performance potential…[which] must come about as a result of the learner’s experience and interaction with the world”

Learning theories are concerned with the actual process of learning, not with the value of what is being learned.

The ability to synthesize and recognize connections and patterns is a valuable skill.

knowledge is no longer acquired in the linear manner

What is the impact of chaos as a complex pattern recognition process on learning

An entirely new approach is needed.

Chaos is the breakdown of predictability, evidenced in complicated arrangements that initially defy order.

Meaning-making and forming connections between specialized communities are important activities.

Chaos, as a science, recognizes the connection of everything to everything.

If the underlying conditions used to make decisions change, the decision itself is no longer as correct as it was at the time it was made.

principle that people, groups, systems, nodes, entities can be connected to create an integrated whole.

Connections between disparate ideas and fields can create new innovations.

Learning is a process that occurs within nebulous environments of shifting core elements – not entirely under the control of the individual

decisions are based on rapidly altering foundations

The ability to draw distinctions between important and unimportant information is vital.

Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism do not attempt to address the challenges of organizational knowledge and transference.

The health of the learning ecology of the organization depends on effective nurturing of information flow.

This cycle of knowledge development (personal to network to organization) allows learners to remain current in their field through the connections they have formed.

This amplification of learning, knowledge and understanding through the extension of a personal network is the epitome of connectivism.

Diverse teams of varying viewpoints are a critical structure for completely exploring ideas

An organizations ability to foster, nurture, and synthesize the impacts of varying views of information is critical to knowledge economy surviva

As knowledge continues to grow and evolve, access to what is needed is more important than what the learner currently possesses.

learning is no longer an internal, individualistic activity