Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

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 with e's

AUGUST 17, 2012

One of the key reasons educators need a PLN is to keep in touch, to maintain dialogue with their community of practice. Indeed, the fact that many social media users are altruistic and are willing to share their ideas for free to their community should be enough to convince most educators to join in. References Maslow, A.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

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 with e's

AUGUST 31, 2014

The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. Reference Mezirow, J. 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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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

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. References Jenkins, H. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Surowiecki, J.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Reference Paivio, A. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Dual Coding theory explains why multi-media forms of education have been so successful in the past, but alternative cognitive processing theories that feature later in this series challenge this view. Knowles Andragogy 24.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Reference Papert, S. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Learning through making is a very powerful form of learning, and one of which teachers worldwide should sit up and take notice. 1980) Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas. Brighton: Harvester Press.

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