Connectivism

My network of available resources has had me remain in a constant state of learning. If I had a more linear way of attaining knowledge, I think there’d be this sense that once I learned something new, I was done learning that thing. Now, because of the interconnectivity of my learning resources, I never get the sense that, “Yep. I’ve completed my learning!” My most useful learning tools are definitely blogs, youtube, and online journals. I can spend hours surfing these resources because they’re not like a book, with a beginning and an end. Instead, blogs link from one to the next in a never-ending train of learning.

When I have questions, I sometimes begin by seeing who else has already had those questions. I hop online and search for videos, blogs or websites. I begin with less professional sites where everyone and anyone can post their learning. Then, I trace their research and go to the original sources myself, trying to gather my own interpretation of the source.

My own learning style supports the tenents of connectivism. I begin my research with one node, my first question. As I travel through that node, I find other, connected nodes that answer questions I didn’t even know I had. I keep this trend going usually until my husband makes me go to bed! My learning is not linear; it is interconnected and never-ending