What follows is my submission for CCK08 Short Paper 1
Connectivism is a new theory of learning and knowledge that seeks to explain how the scale and scope of information, depth and levels of discourse and interaction, and technological opportunities that have emerged in the wake of the Digital Age have affected the learning process.
Connectivism can be classified as a learning theory due to its embodiment of five key principles (Siemens, Sept. 2008):

We have a need to externalise to make sense;
We have a need for frameworks and structures for sense-making;
We have …