Basic LDE Principles

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A Learner is

someone who is actively looking to fill a need.

If that’s the case, what needs are they trying to fill?

I would suggest that 

a Learner is basically looking to meet

~ immediate needs

~ long term needs

A Learner is driven by the realization that fulfilling their needs depends upon some action on their part.

Two things influence a learner’s needs and actions, namely:

~       the learner’s context

~       how they process their context

Context is briefly defined as everything in the Learner’s environment, including external and internal influences.

Processes of Learning include:

~       exploring and theorizing about context in order to understand it

~       a change in the methods of processing the Learner’s context

~       a change in a Learner’s means of accomplishing goals based on a change in context or processing context

~       taking steps to meet long and short term needs

Evidence of Education includes:

~       meeting needs

~       a continually evolving understanding of context and methods for processing

Basic needs that Learners seek to meet with Education:

~       physical

~       mental

~       emotional

~       spiritual