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What Are The Learning Sciences

Learning Sciences

Motivation

Behavior

PerceptionIdentity

Community

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The Learning Activation Switch

Motivation For specific behaviors or desires

• Motivation is binary• Like a power switch: two modes (on or off)• Can be tapped on or off at any moment• Empowerment means being able to

operate your own switch

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From Motivation To Behavior

Motivation For behaviors and desires in general

• Motivation is always on. • We are always motivated towards or away from something. • Then it becomes a question of steering. • How do we steer our motivation? • Do we steer deliberately? Automatically? Reactionarily?

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Motivation

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From Behavior To Learning

Behavior Social Learning Theory

• Learned behavior is modeled, then emulated• Improvisation creates opportunity for adaptation• More attentive to others = more learning• Cognition + Emotion + Perception = Behavior

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Behavior

Behavior

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Behavior

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Perceptions Rule

• There are no misconceptions• There are no misperceptions• Learning occurs when perception

is “disciplined”

Perception

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Learning = Identity

Identity Learning = Identity Formation

• As we learn something new our identity shifts• We adopt/adapt and begin to belong with the people who

have already learned what we’re learning• Newcomers vs. Old-timers• Legitimate Peripheral Participation

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How Identity Shapes Community

Community Learning, social ties, and getting stuck

• Our mentors are made up of the people we know… • We want to be like people we respect • But we identify with the people we hang out with the most• Which means we learn to be like them• Everyone has a community of influence• Empowerment comes from harnessing your community to

learn what you want

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Where We Go Next

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Where We Go Next

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How We Get There