Connectivism and Podcast

After reviewing this week's resources about connectivism, I found myself answering a few questions and raising a few more.

Last week I questioned why social learning seems to have found such new energy as of late. It's seems to be the most fashionable learning theory around now, though it has existed for quite some time, at least to the time of John Dewey and probably before.

This week, I am more convinced that technology is leading the way. Perhaps even too much? But I'm not sure. With so many, and I mean sooo many different networking tools available, it seems like education is riding the coat tails of these new resources. This is an exciting time for social learning and for allowing student to really learn by "being". Yet I also worry about overwhelming already busy learners with "learn by being" practices. Sometimes you just want the teacher to tell you the answer! Especially in a business or corporate setting.





Yet I wonder: and welcome your feedback:

1. How is connectivism different from constructivism?

theory- Connectivism is a means (networking, asking, posting, sharing, grouping) by which constructivism (problem, scenario based) learning is achieved.


2. How do we know a good constructivist teacher or class from a bad one?

theory- Scaffolding and Modeling; a good constructivist teacher will not give you the answer, but they will give you the tools and guidance to find the answer. They will also practice what they preach and model the technique in their class/school.



Finally, I've added the link to my connectivism podcast: it's my first attempt at sound recording or podcast of any kind- so be kind, but I tried to at least make it fun to listen to. Enjoy