2. Connectivism: a Digital Learning
Theory
• One of the principles of connectivism is that learning
can reside in “non-human appliances”.
• Ability or capacity to know more is more important
than what is currently known
• The ability to continuously and instantaneously make
connections between people, things, ideas, etc. is
critical to learning
• The learner is able to choose what to learn and to
make decisions based on the information given at the
time, and is free to change his/her mind based upon
the information given at the current time
3. Connectivism: A Digital Learning
Theory
• Learner is constantly involved in the “cycle of
knowledge”
• Importance is placed on access to information
– Can I find or access the information I need to
complete a task or fulfill a requirement?
– The end goal of learning is essentially to “do”
something.
• Learning is mobile.
• Learning is experienced with the senses.
4. Learning Devices in 2025
Questions to be Considered
• How can this device be used in schools, in the
community, and in the workplace to assist individuals
with learning?
– Have access to information on a “need to know” and
instantaneous basis
– Reduces, or even eliminates, the need for memorization,
repetition, etc. because information can be immediately
accessed
• Prompts, processes, and reminders can be delivered when needed
– You become your organizational system
• Information is stored within the device and you must manage this
information to be able to access it when needed. This becomes
the focus
5. Learning Devices in 2025
• Puts individual directly responsible for the
information they receive and how they choose
to use it, and what they choose to do with it
after it’s been used
• Device could become an extension of the
learner
