Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

The previous post highlighted issues around the theory of Communities of Practice, from the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. In this post, I''m revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. Most versions of Maslow''s Hierarchy are represented as pyramids.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 17, 2012

One of the key reasons educators need a PLN is to keep in touch, to maintain dialogue with their community of practice. Indeed, the fact that many social media users are altruistic and are willing to share their ideas for free to their community should be enough to convince most educators to join in. References Maslow, A.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

The previous post highlighted issues around the theory of Communities of Practice, from the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. In this post, I'm revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs. Most versions of Maslow's Hierarchy are represented as pyramids.

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Maslow Cognitive Theory Pinnacle 40

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Learning within a highly connected community of practice provides learners with new vistas, greater scope for exploration, and access to dialogue at the highest level in their field of study. But that is the subject matter for another blog post. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. References Jenkins, H.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

If children blog, or create digital maps of their school, or create imagery and manipulate it in a multitude of ways, they are experiencing their own influence on changing contexts, and can see the implications of their actions. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The Theory An examination of the work of JJ Gibson, as previously documented on this blog , shows that people perceive affordances in any object. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Jahoda Ideal Mental Health 20. Koffka Gestalt theory 21. Köhler Insight learning 22.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This is number 36 in my continuing series of blog posts about learning theories. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. My most recent post featured locus of control theory, and today's post is about the Pygmalion Effect in education. Jahoda Ideal Mental Health 20.

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