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A major criticism I have of most educational institutions is that their primary focus is on students' intellectual and cognitive development. Too often individual learner's needs do not enter into...
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Beth Dichter's insight:
Although our jobs as educators is to teach our students we must also be aware of their other needs. In this post Jackie Gerstein explores how Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs intersects with education and technology. The infographic above (from the post) shows how each of the area of needs intersects with technology and some of the 21st century learning skills.
The post looks at each area Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and provides additional information in the six areas that may be addressed through technology. (Physiological needs, the base of the needs, is not addressed via technology.)
This is the second perspective on Maslow's hierarchy I have seen in the past few weeks. As we try to make learning more rigorous and more inclusive for all students the importance of meeting student needs in a variety of ways is very important. This must include Social/emotional as well as technological.
A fresh perspective on Maslow's Pyramid of Needs
I really like this pyramid. It certainly makes the psychology of learning clear.