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#TwistedTropes 24: Maslow's awkward hierarchy

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Photo from Wikimedia Commons Everything was awkward about the famous psychologist Abraham Maslow. As a young man, Maslow had very few friends, so he made books his companions, married one of his cousins by accident, and then spent the rest of his life trying to discover the meaning of life. This was awkward.

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Going the extra mile

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This is number 26 in my series on learning theories. In this post, I''m revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. As usual, this is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature.

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Drive through learning

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This is number 16 in my series on learning theories. As usual, this is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature. And yet, there are areas of learning within which Hull''s theory could possibly apply. The Conflicting Psychologies of Learning: A Way Out.

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Going the extra mile

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Photo by Steve Wheeler This is number 26 in my series on learning theories. In this post, I'm revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs. As usual, this is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature.

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The point of no return

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This is number 27 in my series on learning theories. The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. In this post, I will examine Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. In this post, I will examine Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. It is the point of no return.

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Learning, making and powerful ideas

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This is number 31 in my series on learning theories. In this post, the work of Seymour Papert will feature, especially his work on learning through making, also known as constructionism. The Theory Not to be confused with constructivism, constructionism is a cognitive theory that relates to learning by making things.

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#TwistedTropes 28. Jonah's necessary whale

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Photo by Andrew Bain on unsplash It wasn't long after the prophet Jonah was thrown overboard into stormy seas that he was swallowed by a great fish. Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Popular belief is that it was a whale, but that would be ridiculous. Dale's shameful cone 24.

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