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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Maslow Cognitive Theory Pinnacle 84

Learning with e's

AUGUST 17, 2012

In yesterday's blogpost Separation and connection I talked about the nature of social media and their capability to amplify human contact. Specifically, I made the point that Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are enabled and strengthened when we make connections through social media tools. References Maslow, A.

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Network Maslow Creative Commons Social Media 83

Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2014

The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. In this post, I will examine Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. As usual, this is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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Cognitive Maslow Theory Attitudes 101

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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Maslow Cognitive Theory Pinnacle 40

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

It fascinated social psychologist Stanley Milgram. So Milgram''s notion of six degrees is not so much a theory of learning, more a social contact theory, but it has significant implications for learning in the social media age. Who we know and who they know, he believed, define our social structure.

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Cognitive Theory Social Media Maslow 95

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Dewey Experiential Learning 8. Ebbinghaus Learning and Forgetting Curves 10. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Köhler Insight learning 22. Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle 23. Lave Situated Learning 25.

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Cognitive Theory Maslow Learning Theory 88

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

As usual, this is a simplified and concise interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature. The Theory Stanley Milgram was active in social psychology research during the sixties and was influenced by the events of the Second World War. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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