CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Connectivism has been offered as a new learning theory for a digital age, with four key principles for learning: autonomy, connectedness, diversity, and openness. The testing ground for this theory has been massive open online courses (MOOCs).

Detailed explanation-2: -Within connectivism, learning occurs when peers are connected and share opinions, viewpoints, and ideas through a collaborative process. Connectivism allows a community of people to legitimize what they’re doing, so knowledge can be spread more quickly through multiple communities. It empowers students and teachers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Connectivism admits that students can learn from devices and “decision-making is itself a learning process” (Siemens, 2004, para. 25). This is not a new concept, but students today have access to more technology, digital devices, and social networks than ever before (McHaney, 2011).

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four characteristics of connectivism: autonomy, openness, connectedness, and diversity (Downes, 2010).

Detailed explanation-5: -Besides social interaction and language, other major factors that influence learning is learner’s pervious knowledge, learner’s motivation, and learner’s characteristics such as beliefs, prejudices, and fears. These factors are associated with individual, social, and cultural aspects of learning.