Week 9 Things to Do OLDaily article

Article from OLDaily CCK09: Does Connectivisim want to change the world?
Ignatia Webs
http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2009/10/cck09-does-connectivism-want-to-change.html
The writer of this article states that there are communities of networks where individuals change messages back. I do agree that there must be an open network of ongoing communication for learning, growing, and creating to take place.
The writer points out distinctions between interpretative social science and critical social science. The purpose of CSS is to empower and liberate individuals so they can feely explore to reach higher levels of achievement. I feel that it is invaluable to fight for the right to openly communicate and express ideas. Are there doors closed and the rights to educational tools limited? I think it depends on the individual and how they view how much empowerment and freedom one should have. I think that when accessing educational tools, it should be with a careful approach. What is the point of prohibiting researchers looking for technological resources to assist them? The researcher has the responsibility to access appropriate resources related to the content they are studying. So the connectivisim theory of social sciences suggests that we are active participants. I do agree that we continually grow and develop through being actively involved in evaluating explanations and forming social relationships. These levels of dimension to the connectivisim theory are complex and challenging for me to understand. It is a new approach to thinking about how we work and evolve through social sciences.

Article from OLDaily Connectivisim Positions
http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi

I found an article from Stephen Downes related to the Connectivism Theory. So is Connectivism a new learning theory? This article reflected the position others had of George Siemens’ blog and whether Connectivism is a relevant theory. I enjoyed reading the comments from different posts to ascertain what other views of the connectivisim theory are.