Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Motivational Tip - Post #8
We talked about motivation in class, and I came across this article on motivating adults. In a nutshell, motivation to complete a task/class/project is enhanced when the students believe they can do it, not matter the difficulty level. In order to convince students of their capability, prior students who have completed the task/class/project present their accomplishments as models of success, or the instructor gives documentation to the students from former successful students. This seems to enhance motivation...just the belief that if so and so did it, so can I!
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I agree... Just to add my 2 cents worth. Motivation is a strange term for adults sometimes. There are some who are motivated by the paycheck because the main driving factor for them is to feed the family at home. There are those who are motivated by the chance to climb up the career ladder. There are the few who are truly motivated to learn new skills because of self-development. The question to ask here is... What drives that desire to develop the self?
Your post is similar to something I've been reading about changing the way Webquests are designed. The article talks about how learner motivation is one of the key components in constructivist learning. With the advent of Web 2.0 the author suggests that we need to redesign Project Based Webquests to include social bookmarking, blogs,wikis, RSS feeds and web apps with CHOICES for students as to task, role and process. They have developed a site called MyPlace.com to host these types of learning experiences. Check it out!
Good points.
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