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Going the extra mile

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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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The point of no return

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The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. Engeström Activity Theory 9. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs Photo by Sid Mosdell on Flickr The point of no return by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Going the extra mile

Learning with e's

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, making and powerful ideas

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It becomes more active and self-directed.'' (ibid, pp 20-21). If we want children to be more engaged in their learning, we therefore need to make them more active in constructing their learning. Engeström Activity Theory 9. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27.

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#LearningIs social

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From language acquisition, to basic numeracy and literacy skills, to more sophisticated activities such as public speaking, dining out with old friends or driving in traffic - all have been scaffolded and coached through the influence of others. There are many social theories that explain our membership of 'tribes' or communities.

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Our mutual friends

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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. Engeström Activity Theory 9. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27.

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In two minds

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Engeström Activity Theory 9. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Papert Constructionism Photo by Steve Wheeler Graphic by Instructional Design In two minds by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.