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Maslow, Confucius and 3 keys to operate in Dragon land!

Origin Learning

Can Abraham Maslow have made a mistake? People in China detest making mistakes in public as loss of face and reputation determines their position in a social network. His theory of psychological health premised on fulfilling innate human needs in order of priority culminating in self-actualization, is a known fact.

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Connected pedagogy: Shared minds

Learning with e's

The entirety of the global social network we all inhabit is predominantly about sharing our minds. We learn best when we feel we belong, and we feel more comfortable when we perceive psychological safety (Maslow, 1954). I noted that we tend to swarm together online in what I have called digital tribes (Wheeler, 2008).

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All you need is love

Learning with e's

It''s the same sense of belonging that Abraham Maslow described in his hierarchy of human needs. It''s something we all crave, and is often experienced in social groupings, friendship circles and clubs, where children (and adults) share a common purpose and goals. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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The Neuroscience of Social Learning

Growth Engineering

A growing body of research is showing that our need to connect socially with other people is as basic as any other survival need. In fact, UCLA professor Matthew Lieberman has challenged Abraham Maslow and his famous hierarchy of needs , placing social needs at the bottom of the pyramid.

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LearnTrends Audacity and More - Best of eLearning Learning September 2009

eLearning Learning Posts

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. I Finally Get It – Why Social Networking is So Important - Engaged Learning , September 29, 2009. From Maslow to Morozov - Simply Speaking , September 24, 2009. Formalizing Informal Learning …What? Thursday, October 15, 2009.

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Top 60 eLearning Posts for October 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

The art of Twitter , October 11, 2010 Learning how to use Twitter as a tool to develop your personal learning network is not always simple, and as with any other social networking tools, there is an unwritten protocol. Social Networking. Maslow (3). Here’s some of what I pulled out. Figure 1 1. Tegrity (3).