The Brass Ring

I find the papers and discussions (eFest) relatively clear. They repeat many constructs that help cement them. Even the network of comments above helps. I jump into this course and long periods of time disappear without boredom. Practically, however, I hop around the learning theories. With my concept maps before me, I’m working on “constructing” ideas that make sense to me. Just the network doesn’t seem to do that for me. The thoughts need to be processed internally. Perhaps then because of my background I look for “cognitive” structures that can transfer and that can be recalled and finally I need to prepare a presentation for schools on the subject where I will be held accountable and paid (”behavior” will be expected). Connectivism seems to relate to new understandings of the brain and new social networks enabled by technology but I can’t yet subsume all the insights of the other theories into the new one.