Connectivism is a new learning theory that knowledge exists externally rather than internally. It was developed by George Siemens and is still being understood. The theory is similar to Vygotsky's activity theory and Bandura's social learning theory. The document provides a hyperlink to a mind map demonstration of connectivism and asks educators to provide thoughts on demonstrating connectivism in the classroom using social networking tools.

1. Connectivism By: Stacey Mclaren and Kate Shields

2. Definition Knowledge exists in the world rather than in the head of an individual.

3. History It is a new theory that is still being in the process of being developed and understood. The main guru is George Siemens Similar to Activity theory by Vygotsky and Social Learning theory of Bandura

4. Relation to Mind Map We would like to conduct a connectivism demonstration with the class. Please follow this hyperlink: http://bit.ly/pB5kgq and… give us your thoughts on connectivism or even an example of demonstrating it in your classroom.

5. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

6. Back to Online Teaching Are you ready for social networking in your classroom? How will you keep yourself up to date with new social networking tools? Do you feel confident enough to help facilitate a students learning through social media?