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Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism?

E-Learning Provocateur

Even in the e‑learning space, online courses are typically linear, virtual classes frequently replicate their bricks-and-mortar antecedents, while podcasts, of course, are quintessentially instructivist. Why, in the midst of ever-advancing learning theory and progressive instructional design, does such rampant instructivism persist?

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Connectivism and the modern learner

E-Learning Provocateur

So after several hours of unenlightened googling, I decided to bite the bullet, go back to first principles and read George Siemens’ seminal paper, Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. Learning in the digital age. Siemens bills connectivism as “a learning theory for the digital age&#.

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Top 100 eLearning Items

Tony Karrer

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Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009

eLearning Learning Posts

Ten commandments of e-learning (content design) - Clive on Learning , April 30, 2009. Measuring Networked (or Social) Learning - Daretoshare , April 9, 2009. Twitter as Personal Learning and Work Tool - eLearning Technology , January 21, 2009. E-induction - Lars is Learning , March 20, 2009.