Learning with e's

JUNE 4, 2019

In the previous posts in this series (see list below) I explored the digital age and its impact on learning and teaching. From the telegraph, through the telephone and radio and television, to 21st Century satellites, smartphones, the Internet and social media, all were designed to communicate. I call this connected pedagogy.

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Learning with e's

MAY 4, 2016

Humans are inherently social. Most of our learning is achieved within social contexts. Even when we are on our own, much of our learning through resources such as books and videos is mediated socially - there is another mind behind the resource. We want to be accepted by others. Yet it is essential if we wish to belong.

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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. our use of social media actually engages.'

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Learning with e's

MARCH 13, 2018

Image from Pixabay Flawed though it is, Maslow's theory of motivation highlights at least one important theme: We are social beings and we need to know that we belong. Belonging, friendship and learning by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The teaching of literacy for example, can be greatly enhanced when children receive verbal, text and imagery based information simultaneously. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The challenge for educators now is - how can we incorporate more learning through making, and less teaching from the front, into our lessons? Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Reference Papert, S. Brighton: Harvester Press. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The theory explains social dimensions of personality. Locus of control has connections to a number of other social theories of personality including self-efficacy (Bandura) and attribution theory (Weiner). Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27.

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