Che cos'e il connettivismo?

Il connetivismo, nuova teoria dell'apprendimento nell'era diitale, termine coniato da George Siemens basato sui seguenti principi:
- Learning and knowledge require diversity of opinions to present the whole…and to permit selection of best approach.
−Learning is a network formation process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources.
−Knowledge rests in networks.
−Knowledge may reside in non-human appliances, and learning is enabled/facilitated by technology.
−Capacity to know more is more critical than what is currently known.
−Learning and knowing are constant, on going processes (not end states or products).
−Ability to see connections and recognize patterns and make sense between fields, ideas, and concepts is the core skill for individuals today.
−Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities.
−Decision-making is learning. Choosing what to learn and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of a shifting reality. While there is a right answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate affecting the decision.
*per ulteriore approfondimento si veda (http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jan_05/article01.htm)

Come efficacemente spiegato da Bonaiuti (2006), “il connettivismo vorrebbe criticare le principali teorie sull’apprendimento sinteticamente identificabili in comportamentismo, cognitivismo e costruttivismo in quanto incapaci di fornire un adeguato supporto teorico alle istanze poste dalle moderne modalità di apprendimento in rete. (…) Non si tratta di guardare all’apprendimento come a un processo di accumulazione progressivo di conoscenze, ma piuttosto di cura delle connessioni che rendono possibile l’accesso alla conoscenza”.