MODULE 4 BLOG ASSIGNMENT 1RUNNING HEAD: MODULE 4 BLOG ASSIGNMENT

Michael Holmes

May 2, 2010

Module 4: Blog Assignment

Walden University

MODULE 4 BLOG ASSIGNMENT 2

One of the Central Concepts of connectivism is that people learn through the networks they construct to

obtain knowledge. These networks that I have formed have changed the way I learn to not only allow me to

obtain information but to participate in problem solving experiences. These experiences are where the

acquisition of knowledge comes from. In a sense learning networks not only provide information such as a

search engine but they allow one to gain experience.

Wikis best facilitate learning for me by giving me the ability to be an active participant in a learning

community. In this wiki I can share post with my learning community and others. Here they can comment,

expand, or take away from information that I have provided. This information can be pieces of a puzzle where

everyone within the learning community is contributing to work towards a finished product that may solve a

problem.

New knowledge comes from the experience of working through problems by having questions. That is

MODULE 4 BLOG ASSIGNMENT 3another great reason for the on-line learning community. You can collaborate with people from many different

geographic locations and many different walks of life. This diversity allows you to get questions answered and

also answer some questions that others may have. At the end of this process, you have now been there and done

that which is experience. This experience you just underwent has given you new knowledge.