tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175304397137546278.post8732609672710437843..comments2020-08-27T09:26:13.614-07:00Comments on The Digitally Literate Learner: A Connectivist approach to digital literacy...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175304397137546278.post-74630761093656501192013-04-18T11:08:35.285-07:002013-04-18T11:08:35.285-07:00I agree, Deborah. It's all too easy to forget ...I agree, Deborah. It's all too easy to forget what it's really all about i.e helping people learn. I think there is a danger of getting too caught up in the jargon, as you say. It kind of reminds me of management training sessions or self-help books - how to take basic common sense and invent new words to make people think it's something new or different...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334549674996521636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175304397137546278.post-46876232987117167192013-04-18T11:03:57.340-07:002013-04-18T11:03:57.340-07:00Thanks Daniel. I looked at Siemens and Downes CCK1...Thanks Daniel. I looked at Siemens and Downes CCK11 mooc as I was doing this exercise (if that isn't connectivist, what is?) It seems to be based on readings, webinars, blog posts, and so on, so nothing particularly revolutionary. I think, like you, I was struggling because I was looking for something really different or new that I hadn't seen before. I think they just articulate some of the good practice we all do or aspire to do at times..<br />If I ever put that course together, I'll send you the link!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334549674996521636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175304397137546278.post-31630150892921468202013-04-18T10:01:22.386-07:002013-04-18T10:01:22.386-07:00We all have our upsides and downsides and I think ...We all have our upsides and downsides and I think there can be a tendency for those who work in highly specialized fields of academia get caught up making simple concepts overly complicated by talking too much amongst themselves. Some have an incredible ability to take simple concepts and "common sense" events and create a "jargon" then a "discipline" around it thus complicating simplicity and keeping the creators' small world intact. Maybe a side effect of the publish or perish stressor and writing dissertations-:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04024622408666903602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175304397137546278.post-40285591074034952862013-04-18T03:05:38.164-07:002013-04-18T03:05:38.164-07:00Many thanks for this Jim, it's really useful. ...Many thanks for this Jim, it's really useful. for some reason, I am struggling a bit to get my head around the concept of connectivism but your illustration really helps. Perhaps my difficulty is that, as you say, this is what a lot of educators do anyway. I think this may be similar to Stephen Downes' point that they are trying to describe how people learn so if some of it sounds obvious...maybe it is. I might be guilty of overthinking what is involved in connectivism.<br /><br />Anyway, many thanks for the illustration and I think the course would be invaluable!<br /><br />DanielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com