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. We learn best when we feel we belong, and we feel more comfortable when we perceive psychological safety (Maslow, 1954). 1954) Motivation and Personality.

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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. References Maslow, A.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

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. Milgram theorised that it could be established that no-one is separated from anyone else in the world by more than six social contacts.

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DECEMBER 14, 2019

It was the ancient equivalent to climate change warnings, but without the social media. Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. He was to tell the citizens that what they were doing was wrong and that they had to mend their ways or they would suffer an extinction level event. Fermat's dodgy last theorem 18. Moore's obsolete law 19.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

It''s the same sense of belonging that Abraham Maslow described in his hierarchy of human needs. It''s something we all crave, and is often experienced in social groupings, friendship circles and clubs, where children (and adults) share a common purpose and goals. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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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 needs are complex and are sometimes misunderstood. Feeling accepted as a member of a group brings psychological safety as well as a sense of acceptance.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Having said that, social media has its dark sides , too. The “New&# Social Learning isn’t a New Thing , October 18, 2010 For the last few days I’ve been reading Marcia Conner and Tony Bingham ’s book - The New Social Learning. You walk past the buildings, see the crowds and yawn.

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