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Literacy in a digital education world and peripheral issues.
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Connectivism: How to Better Understand Learning in the Digital Age

Connectivism: How to Better Understand Learning in the Digital Age | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
The three broad learning theories most often utilized in the creation of instructional environments are Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism. These theories, however, were developed in a time when learning was not impacted through technology. In other words, they do not address learning that occurs outside of people, that is stored and manipulated by technology. Nowadays…

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Well worth reading.

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Learning theories for the digital age ~ Learning with 'e's

I pointed out recently that many of the older theories of pedagogy were formulated in a pre-digital age. I blogged about some of the new theories that seem appropriate as explanatory frameworks for learning in a digital age. These included heutagogy, which describes a self-determined approach to learning, a new model of peer-peer learning known as paragogy, a post modernist 'rhizomatic' learning explanation, distributed learning and connectivist theory, and also a short essay on the digital natives/immigrants discourse. I questioned whether the old models are anachronistic.

Is it now time for these new theories to replace the old ones?

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