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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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Knowledge is always changing , evolving, but the lessons stay the same. When it does make this next comeback, will it notice any significant changes to our education system? Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. Unported License. Unported License. No wonder so many students struggle to motivate themselves.

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The point of no return

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The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. It may be only a very small change, such as the connections of a few neurones, but change occurs and we are never the same again. Unported License. Previous posts in this series are all linked below. Knowles Andragogy 24. Lave Situated Learning 25.

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#TwistedTropes 28. Jonah's necessary whale

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It was the ancient equivalent to climate change warnings, but without the social media. Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. Washington's wooden teeth Schindler's shopping list by Steve Wheeler was written in Ninevah, Assyria and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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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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(re)Designing learning in a digital world

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Things are changing, and so is the nature of knowledge. I also challenged Maslow's hierarchy model of motivational needs, and Neil Fleming's VAK modality model of learning approaches. re)Designing learning in a digital world by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning, making and powerful ideas

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The connection between thinking and doing is exploited, and interacting with one''s environment to effect change can have a profound impact on young minds. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Unported License. Unported License. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Merizow Transformative Learning 28.

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