Connectivism Connectivism is a learning theory that truly takes advantage of the networked world we live in. George Siemens has an excellent post today on the tool vs. the possibilities of the tool. He partly explains connectivism in this way:

The concept centers on a person’s ability to create his or her own personal learning network. Rather than learning only through courses, we learn by creating and forming connections to information and people. The sources we select are dynamic. When they change, our whole network gets smarter.

It's worth perusing his whole site to get a good idea of this would work practically speaking. I believe my whole CSEM is an experiment in connectivist learning. We'll find out how it goes after we're done. ¶ 9:18 AM, posted by Laura