I enjoyed George Siemens interview about connectivism. I particularly liked his analogy of connectivism to the unpredictability of the weather. Siemen states that connectivism is as complex as a weather system. The elements present are merely noted, how they react to each other is unpredictable.
The accuracy of Siemens theory that increasing connectivism decreases loneliness is debatable. We may have more connections, but are the relationships increasingly shallow? News articles report study results that social media promotes a lonely and depressed state of mind.
On a lighter note; the close caption for this video was humorously inaccurate!
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/
http://www.policymic.com/articles/7887/does-facebook-make-you-more-lonely-the-science-behind-online-conversation
You raise a very great question. "We may have more connections, but are the relationships increasingly shallow? I believe it is becoming more shallow. Having a balance of connecting with our via online and offline is very important. Connecting with ours is great, but I don't believe it is enough. The following is a great article that goes more in depth of why:
ReplyDeletehttp://computerassistedreporting101.wordpress.com/
What do you think?
Thanks,
Stephanie #CMC11