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

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. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. References Jenkins, H. Knowles Andragogy 24.

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Cognitive Theory Social Media Maslow 95

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The user interface on most VLE/LMS technologies is often too complex for students, who spend much more time trying to navigate and discover content than they do actually learning that content. An example of transparent design is where the technology interface is so familiar or simple that students need to expend no mental effort using it.

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Design Cognitive Theory Maslow 98

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. 3D printing coding cognitive theory constructionism contructivism education learning LOGO maker spaces making programming robotics Seymour Papert Technology' Jahoda Ideal Mental Health 20. Koffka Gestalt theory 21. Köhler Insight learning 22.

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