Questions+&+Concerns+about+Connectivism


 * QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT CONNECTIVISM

[|The following ideas are gleaned from the article Connectivism: Learning Theory or Pastime for the Self-Amused? by George Siemens, published Novermber 12, 2006.]  ** 
 * Can we get so busy "sharing" in all our connectiveness that we never really construct real knowlege?
 * How do we make sure that what we do share is REAL and not meaningless blabber/chatter?
 * When we do share and make connections, aren't we actually sharing data and info? How then can we say that "//ongoing changes obsolesce current knowledge//" (Siemens 2006) ?
 * While I agree with Siemens that "//Text in itself is a codification of knowledge at a point in time, a snapshot//" (Siemens 2006), don't we need a basis of this "//codified knowledge//" before you can partake in the "//fluid conversation//"?
 * Learning IS our interaction with with others through words, just like texts, physical objects, artifcacts etc. are all items we read, review and interact with to formulate new ideas. If we can learn via each other through dialogue, then we can also learn from static resources as long as we do something with that information.
 * Siemens says that the externalizing is the best way to gain and share knowledge: "...//our need to derive and express meaing, gain and share knowledge, requires externalization"// (Siemens 2006). Can we not also learn though INTERNAL processes? Some of our deepest learning occurs inside our own minds as internally process our experiences and knowledge. 
 * Siemens states that "//The learning is the network//." (Siemens 2006) Can't learning take place without someone having to be sharing/networked in?
 * If we're always "//filtering to the network consisting of human and technology nodes//" how do we grow as individuals? When do we do internalized processing?