Thoughtful dialogue has been prominent around many aspects of CCK08. The topics have ranged widely, allowing participants to sample and indulge where ever their interests or concerns exist. The debate has ranged from highly theoretical (knowledge and language) to practical (implementation in a classroom). As a young theory, many aspects of connectivism have not been fully explored and defined. Many strong critiques have been provided, questioning aspects of the theory or calling for greater clarity.
I’ve started a wiki page that captures some of the critiques and concerns expressed: Argument and concern catalogue. It’s not nearly complete. There are many additional threads that I haven’t captured…so consider this an invitation to contribute your outstanding questions to the page. My goal is to collect concerns/crtiques as the course progresses and then provide detailed responses toward the end of the course (though, I suspect, many responses will be offered by the larger group discussions, so it’s not something where Stephen and I will be the only contributors to clarification).