The octopus has its central body and its arms are like branches stretching out in many directions. The learner of today has its central body and extending out from that that are all of the different aspects of learning and the tools available to learn in today's world. Each of the branches represents one of those tools or types of learning. I couldn't use an octopus as my example in the old way of learning because in the old way, we learned in much more of an individual way. In George Siemens article, Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age, he states "Connectivism presents a model of learning that acknowledges the tectonic shifts in society where learning is no longer an internal, individualistic activity."
Siemens, G. (2005). "Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age." International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
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4 comments:
Judy,
Your octopus has access to many sources of information, doesn't he. I'd like to see a graphic of many octopi each connected to one tentacle of at least one other octopus. In that way we could see the connections that occur when individuals serve as hubs for various networks or sources of information.
Dr. Burgos
Wow, I like your octopus idea. It's a lot more intuitive than mine was and it's easier to visualize too.
Hi Lynne,
Thank you for your comments. I really liked your analogy and you explained it so precisely that I could visualize it. It has been fun reading the learner of today's analogies that people have come up with. It just goes to show what great ideas can come from our learning community.
I like the octopus analogy. I think it is especially apt for reminding us that our students are multifaceted and have many concerns outside our classroom.
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