The group in our course that had to create a Wiki arguing for connectivism as a learning theory did a great job. Their arguments were very convincing. Even though I was assigned to the group that had to argue against connectivism, I actually do agree more with their arguments. I agree that it is necessary for the role of the teacher to change in today’s technologically advanced society. Teachers need to move to the role of being a guide and help students use the technology available to them to pursue their own knowledge. I do believe that it is a very important skill for students to be able to locate and identify reliable resources in order to discover and construct their own learning. These are the same skills our students are going to need to be able to be functional adults in today’s society and to be lifelong learners. With the technology available and the endless sources of instant information available today, student’s ability to know needs to be supplemented with the ability to know where to find what they need.

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