http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-difference-between-instructivism-constructivism-and-connectivism/ The definitions provided are easy to understand and show both similarities and differences...
http://www.edutopia.org/resources-growing-professional-learning-network Although this article discusses Professional Learning Environments, I feel the information provided relates to Personal Lear...
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/523/1103 This not so brief article of connectivism provides a large amount of background information on learning theories and discusses whether o...
Casey, I found the definition of connectivism provided in this article easy to understand and helpful in making sense of the term. Learning is the ability to move through networks in which knowled...
Hi Jenni, Thanks for sharing this article. I appreciated the practicality and metaphors used within this article in describing a personal learning network. The importance of PLN's for students was...
Casey, this is a great resource. I never really realized how many social media sites there were. I also like the idea of accessibility. Everything being in essentially one place and easy to manage....
youtube video created to demonstrate how a student uses a PLN to learn in class. The teacher applies the theory of connectivism to educate her students so that they become "network learners". In ...
article defines a PLN and lays out several reasons to how PLNs support learners. The author gives reason to why an educator should start a PLN sooner than later and ways they can incorporate a PLN...
compares and contrast connectivism with other learning theories such as behaviorism and cognitivism. The article defines connectivism as "the integration of principles explored by chaos, network, ...
article describes connectivism as the "learning theory for the digital age". This theory helps to provide effective instruction in an "informal, networked, technology-enabled arena." The article l...
a video that shows a conversation/interview between Brantless Underhill and Etienne Wenger discussing what CoP is. Etienne Wenger describes a little bit about himself and how he is interested in t...
Gives a background on the development of CoP as well as a bio on the two developers of the theory - Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. The author points out issues and implications that educators have ...
This article helped to synthesize all of the other articles I read on PLNs. It states, "Personal Learning Networks are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This...
Although this article is a bit of a how to it goes more in depth of what a PLN can do for a student instead of how. This article discusses the uses of Twitter in the classroom and its benefits on s...
I know Wikipedia is not a scholarly resource; however, most people will look here first to get a quick overview of a certain topic. I think that Wikipedia is a great starting place for research to ...
This YouTube video explains what personal learning communities can do for you. For example, you have a friend that is exceptionally gifted with technology, but one day he leaves and your network fo...
This article discusses the learning theories of Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism, and Connectivism. These learning theories help educators shape ideas of how to structure a classroom based ...
This article discusses Connectivism. Connectivism is a learning theory. This theory encompasses the idea that people learn in multiple ways. Connectivism is especially concerned with technology and...
This website discusses the learning theory of Lave and Wenger. This website discusses how communities of practice are a way to improve knowledge. They state, "People see [communities of practice] a...
The Project Management institute practices "communities of practice." Through this website I found that the institute meets online to discuss ideas with other professional. They collaborate through...
