George Siemens
George Siemens is a Canadian learning theorist . He is considered the founder of connectivism .
Siemens is head of the "Learning Technologies Center" at the University of Manitoba in Canada. He was best known for his article Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age and his book Knowing Knowledge , published in 2005 , in which he worked on his theory, connectivism. In 2008 Siemens and Stephen Downes , who played a key role in the theory of connectivism, created the first online course for connectivist learning.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Siemens: Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Knowing Knowledge ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 8.6 MB)
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| SURNAME | Siemens, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian learning theorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |