Joel,
I very much agree with your assessment, as the work on Group D’s Wiki would indicate. I think that it fails as a theory as well, and does not live up to some of the basic criteria necessary. Likewise, I think chaos theory has been too often applied out of context in order to justify a jumble of mismatched ideas.
At the same time, I try to be a bit more open minded. Clearly, technology is having a major impact on how and what we teach, and we need to cognizant of that fact as well as responsive to the new environment. Connectivism at least raises that consciousness among educators, and out of the debate, hopefully a more useful learning theory will emerge.
Jim Mc Intyre
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