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Connected pedagogy: Shared minds

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We learn best when we feel we belong, and we feel more comfortable when we perceive psychological safety (Maslow, 1954). Related blog posts Connected pedagogy: Social media Connected pedagogy: Smart technology References Maslow, A. Unported License. One essential element of connected pedagogy is communication. Wheeler, S.

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Going the extra mile

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In this post, I''m revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. The theory Just about everyone working in education and training has heard of Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs. Most versions of Maslow''s Hierarchy are represented as pyramids. Reference Maslow, A.

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#TwistedTropes 30. Halley's boring comet

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Some comets are more thrilling than others, but there's one that is so boring I very nearly didn't complete this blog post, falling asleep twice during its writing (It was three times, I counted - Editor). Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. Unported License. Unported License. Montezuma's terrible revenge 23.

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The importance of being networked

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Think of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs (1954), and note that 'belonging' to a group and gaining respect from others are fundamental to his theory. In previous blog posts I have highlighted the need for professionals to share their content for free , and many are doing so. References Maslow, A. Unported License.

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#TwistedTrope 29. Santa's marginalised reindeer

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Editor) If you're on the naughty list - and I suspect you are, if you read this blog regularly - then your goose is cooked. Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. Noah's necessary whale Santa's marginalised reindeer by Steve Wheeler was written at the North Pole and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Drive through learning

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Elements of his theory are present in Maslow''s more humanistic and learner-centred Hierarchy of Human Needs model. Although this is in itself a flawed and contetious model, Maslow''s hierarchy has been used to explain more compex motivational processes. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Video for assessment

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They have already blogged about one specific learning theory, and have then combined it with another theory to create their own synthesis of understanding about how theories relate to each other to better explain learning. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.