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Connected pedagogy: Shared minds

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In the previous posts in this series (see list below) I explored the digital age and its impact on learning and teaching. We learn best when we feel we belong, and we feel more comfortable when we perceive psychological safety (Maslow, 1954). Unported License. One essential element of connected pedagogy is communication.

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#TwistedTropes 30. Halley's boring comet

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That's not teaching, it's torture. Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. Santa's marginalised reindeer Halley's boring comet by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Unported License. Dale's shameful cone 24.

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#TwistedTrope 23: Dale's crappy cone

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- claims that we only remember 10 percent of what we learn in lectures, 20 percent of what we hear, and 30 percent of what we see, and so on - but ultimately, we remember 90 percent of what we teach to others. Next time: 24: Maslow's awkward hierarchy Previous posts in the #TwistedTropes series 1. Unported License.

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Belonging, friendship and learning

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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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The importance of being networked

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Think of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs (1954), and note that 'belonging' to a group and gaining respect from others are fundamental to his theory. References Maslow, A. Image source The importance of being networked by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

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Video for assessment

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In my teaching I have therefore focused on assessment as a means of scaffolding student progress , and I employ a variety of methods to achieve this end. A video entitled Applying theory to the classroom by Alice Sheppard and Laura Mayo , incorporating Maslow''s theory with the spreading activation memory theory of Collins and Quillian.

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In two minds

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The teaching of literacy for example, can be greatly enhanced when children receive verbal, text and imagery based information simultaneously. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Unported License. Unported License. Thus literacy should encompass reading, writing, speaking and listening. Merizow Transformative Learning 28.