Learning 3.0: Rhizomatic Implications for Blended Learning

Abstract

In a Web 3.0 environment everybody is a producer of knowledge. This means that our learners are automatically also producers of knowledge. In the age of smart devices many of the skills we have been expecting learners to know, have become automated or obsolete. Google Translate means that it is no longer necessary to learn a foreign language before you travel. Google maps means you no longer need to read an atlas. So, as our devices are becoming smarter, we need to redefine what it means to learn. This paper will consider the use of Rhizome Theory to explore the multiple faces of learning in the twenty-first century, and propose an integrated framework for designing rhizomatic learning experiences.