Connectivism

Connectivism is driven by the understanding that decisions are based on rapidly altering foundations. New information is continually being acquired. The ability to draw distinctions between important and unimportant information is vital. The ability to recognize when new information alters the landscape based on decisions made yesterday is also critical. Principles of connectivism:
 * Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions.
 * * Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources.
 * * Learning may reside in non-human appliances. * Capacity to know more is more critical than what is currently known
 * * Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to facilitate continual learning.
 * * Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is a core skill.
 * * Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities.
 * * Decision-making is itself a learning process. 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.