Article review Siemens, G. (2005). Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age . [online] Available at: https://jotamac.typepad.com/jotamacs_weblog/files/Connectivism.pdf [Accessed 30 Nov. 2024] The article “Connectivism: A learning Theory for the Digital Age” by George Siemens is about a learning theory which is designed for the complexities of the digital era of 21st century. Those traditional theories (behaviorism, constructivism and cognitivism) did not have the elements to cater to the needs of learners of modern learning environments. Connectivism, according to Siemens, incorporates concepts from chaos, complexity, network and self-organization theories to explain how learning occurs in a digital and interconnected world. Siemens begins the article with an introduction where acknowledges the rapid evolution of technology and how enormous its impact in altering how we live, learn and communicate. He mentions three broad learning theories highlighting that th...
