Learning with e's
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Photo from Wikimedia Commons Everything was awkward about the famous psychologist Abraham Maslow. As a young man, Maslow had very few friends, so he made books his companions, married one of his cousins by accident, and then spent the rest of his life trying to discover the meaning of life. Unported License.
Learning with e's
JUNE 4, 2019
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. The entirety of the global social network we all inhabit is predominantly about sharing our minds. Unported License. Unported License. Wheeler, S.
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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. Unported License. We want to be accepted by others.
Learning with e's
AUGUST 25, 2014
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.
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.'
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
Learning with e's
AUGUST 31, 2014
The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. 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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