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Maslow, Confucius and 3 keys to operate in Dragon land!

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Can Abraham Maslow have made a mistake? His theory of psychological health premised on fulfilling innate human needs in order of priority culminating in self-actualization, is a known fact. The way the world is advancing is responsible for making people re-think, reconsider, and “unlearn” embedded ideas.

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Going the extra mile

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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.

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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. This is a deep seated human trait that many psychologists down through the years have researched. 1954) Motivation and Personality (Third Edition).

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The point of no return

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The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. Reference Mezirow, J. 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 Previous posts in this series are all linked below.

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Drive through learning

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Elements of his theory are present in Maslow''s more humanistic and learner-centred Hierarchy of Human Needs model. Although this is in itself a flawed and contetious model, Maslow''s hierarchy has been used to explain more compex motivational processes. Reference Hull, C. Or they may simply run away. Unported License.

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Connected pedagogy: Shared minds

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We learn best when we feel we belong, and we feel more comfortable when we perceive psychological safety (Maslow, 1954). Related blog posts Connected pedagogy: Social media Connected pedagogy: Smart technology References Maslow, A. One essential element of connected pedagogy is communication. 1954) Motivation and Personality.

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Learning, making and powerful ideas

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Reference Papert, S. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Learning through making is a very powerful form of learning, and one of which teachers worldwide should sit up and take notice. The challenge for educators now is - how can we incorporate more learning through making, and less teaching from the front, into our lessons?

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