{"id":219,"date":"2018-10-03T23:41:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T06:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0041\/?p=219"},"modified":"2018-10-03T23:41:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T06:41:12","slug":"to-flow-or-not-to-flow-that-is-the-question-assignment-1-lrnt-523","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0041\/to-flow-or-not-to-flow-that-is-the-question-assignment-1-lrnt-523\/","title":{"rendered":"To Flow or Not to Flow. That is the Question – Assignment 1 – LRNT 523"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is considered the leading researcher in positive psychology. He has focused his attention on happiness, creativity, and most importantly to this blog – flow. The theory of flow is mostly understood by the public as being in the zone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I selected Dr.\u00a0Csikszentmihalyi as a person of interest in this class for two main reasons. First, his impact on motivation, and the interaction between skill and challenge is vital to understanding learning. Second, he mentored many greats like Dr. Keith Sawyer – a Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at UofNC who is an expert on innovation and learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr.\u00a0Martin Seligman (a major contributor for\u00a0creating the counter of the DSM by highlighting the positive aspects of life in Character Strengths and Virtues) connects flow and learning succinctly –<\/p>\n

“flow occurs when you deploy your highest strengths and talents to meet the challenges that come your way; it is clear that flow facilitates learning.’ (Seligman et al, 2009).<\/p>\n

It is similar to Vgotsky’s\u00a0zone of proximal development to those that are in education.<\/p>\n

I think there are three parts to learning.<\/p>\n

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  1. The medium (the form of delivery of the information)<\/li>\n
  2. The message (the information to be learned)<\/li>\n
  3. The learner’s readiness to learn (flow is imperative to this I believe)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To create an analogy –<\/p>\n

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    1. Radio waves from a transmitter<\/li>\n
    2. Information<\/li>\n
    3. Antenna for the radio<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      All three are essential to the transferring of knowledge. If the radio is not set properly, or the antenna is not working, the information will not be received.<\/p>\n

      For the learner to be in the flow it is to be in the zone. The Twilight Zone! Just kidding. Seriously though. I am very involved in this topic as it related to states of mental states like the ‘theta’ in an electroencephalogram. This is a very important state in trance. This applies to hypnosis trance, musical trance that musicians fall into, and athletes. Definitely\u00a0worth looking into. Please engage with me if you are even slightly interested in this. It is a big passion of mine and hope that others understand its significance in life.<\/p>\n

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      Here is a link\u00a0if you are interested, and a video from Dr.\u00a0Csikszentmihalyi.<\/span><\/p>\n

      https:\/\/flowpsychology.com\/<\/p>\n