Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age article

Okay. I have read this article but am now going to go back and read it again as it is not an easy read (for me at least anyway, and I consider myself a very good comprehender). Maybe it is just the style of George Siemen that I am having trouble with, but the whole of the article is not "gel -ing" for me. The terminology used is either foreign or new for me making it more difficult. I believe he is stating the current and past theories of learning that are familiar to those who are familar to them (Educators). He is then bridging to a need for a new theory due to the increased technology that students or any individuals face today. I do like how he talks of knowledge half-life. I have often thought of the fact that what is learned can become obsolete if education is not continuously sought in many areas. I find that I lag in becoming more computer savy due to the constant and continuous efforts that would need to be made to "keep up". As a mother of 4, a wife, worker, and student - when would I have time!!!
I highlighted and starred the part where George stated that learning theories are concerned with the actual process of learning, not with the value of what is being learned. I think that was a very profound statement and worth further investigation that I may someday have time to do.
The jist of the article, "connectivism" is an attempt by George and those who agree with him to present an alternitive and very different theory of learning based on every changing information and how it is aquired. Information availability is huge now and knowing hoiw to "draw distinctions" on what is important and what is not is "vital" to learning.