联通主义课程观:课程即生成式知识社区

The Connectivist Perspective on Curriculum:Curriculum as a Generative Knowledge Community

联通主义理论是契合“互联网+”时代知识特性和时代特性的新型学习理论,提供了一种解释学习和知识创新的新思路。为刻画和阐释以联通主义为指导的这类生成式在线课程的新形态,基于已有研究对联通主义课程的基本理解,结合九期联通主义课程实践反思和联通主义教学规律研究进展,研究进一步检验、发展和提炼联通主义课程观为“课程即生成式知识社区”,强调:课程是促进联通的学习社区,个体与社区互惠发展;课程是网络化知识的生产系统,持续生长进化;课程以他组织与自组织相结合的方式,由师生共建共营。联通主义课程观的提出不是对传统课程观的全盘否定,而是对“互联网+教育”课程理论的丰富和发展,为培养“互联网+”时代的创新人才、应对知识超载挑战和复杂综合的问题情境、群体知识创新提供了一种新思路。联通主义课程观的提出将为联通主义课程研究者和实践者提供理论参考和评判抓手,期待在更多样的教育情境中得到应用、检验和发展,以课程理论和课程形态创新助推拔尖创新人才培养、高质量教育体系构建和教育强国建设。

Connectivism is a novel learning theory aligned with the characteristics of knowledge and the era in the“Internet+”age,offering a new perspective for understanding learning and knowledge innovation.This research builds on existing studies to understand the fundamental concepts of a connectivist curriculum.By integrating reflections from nine connectivist courses and advancements in connectivist teaching principles,this study tested,developed,and refined the connectivist perspective on curriculum into the idea of“curriculum as a generative knowledge community”,which emphasized that:First,the curriculum is a learning community that facilitates connections,fostering mutual development between individuals and the community;second,the curriculum serves as a system for networked knowledge production,continuously growing and evolving;and third,the curriculum combines self-organization and co-organization,collaboratively built and operated by teachers and students.The proposal of the connectivist curriculum perspective is not a rejection of traditional curriculum theories,but rather an enrichment and development of“Internet+education”curriculum theory.It provides a new approach to cultivating innovative talents in the“Internet+”era,addressing challenges of knowledge overload,complex problem situations,and collective knowledge innovation.The introduction of the connectivist curriculum perspective aims to offer theoretical guidance and evaluation criteria for connectivist curriculum researchers and practitioners.It is expected to be applied,tested,and further developed in more diverse educational contexts,thereby promoting innovation in curriculum theory and supporting the cultivation of innovative talents,the construction of a high-quality education system,and the development of a strong education nation.