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The externalized generation and its connectivist education needs

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Nov 07, 2009

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George Siemens writes that:

“Without going through a painful attempt to deconstruct learning and its systemic origins, I think it’s safe to state the following as the key elements of a weltanschauung that define formal education:

1. We know what students need to know in advance of their arrival (the learning needed can be defined)

2. Through manipulation and sequencing of content and interactions, we can get students to learn what we’ve already decided they need to learn (control)

3. Students at a similar age/grade/program level have a similar knowledge base. Even if we don’t make this explicit, how we design and deliver learning in K-12, university, and corporate settings is evidence that we hold this view. (similarity)

4. Structure, goals, outcomes, and assessment are all good. For that matter, coherence is good. Learning needs a target. (coherence and structure)”

But is such an approach suitable for what he calls the ‘externalized generation’?

“The last decade has provided individuals with the tools to continually externalize their thoughts and ideas. History is

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