Topics Covered:
The Module 5 textbook reading discussed motivating students, lesson relevance, encouraging/motivating and student satisfaction . This week’s lecture tied to the text by discussing materials and activities relevance.
Overview / Summary of
Topics:
The Module 5 text discussed motivating students. The difference between intrinsic( internal based--based on ones interest) and extrinsic (based on external factors-rewards) was explained. Aspects of motivation include:
Reinforcement and punishment
Capturing students attention-this can be hard to do in online courses. A starting place is for the teacher to show enthusiasm about the class. Other suggestions include varying lesson activities, providing diverse examples throughout the lesson, and using various technology to present lessons.
Ensuring lesson relevance-It is important to tie lessons to real world practice. An example would be to explain a scenario in which the lesson can be applied in the workforce
Encouraging students to believe in themselves- provide words of encouragement. This can be in a weekly class email or in the form of comments on graded work. A little encouragement goes a long way.
Fostering student satisfaction with the course-to feel satisfied students need to belive they have 3 qualities- competence, relatedness and autonomy. This can be done by making lessons relevant to real world situation such as with the use of simulation. Explaining the value of the lesson so the student will feel it is worth the effort
Creating a social belonging-this can be achieved by an introduction discussion and student collaboration on projects
This weeks lecture supplemented the text by discussing additional ways to increase course/lesson relevance. Low relevance was a part of the lecture topic. Noting that when lesson activities are of no/low relevance, students begin to view the activities as busy work and lose interest and become dissatisfied with the course.
Reinforcement and punishment
Capturing students attention-this can be hard to do in online courses. A starting place is for the teacher to show enthusiasm about the class. Other suggestions include varying lesson activities, providing diverse examples throughout the lesson, and using various technology to present lessons.
Ensuring lesson relevance-It is important to tie lessons to real world practice. An example would be to explain a scenario in which the lesson can be applied in the workforce
Encouraging students to believe in themselves- provide words of encouragement. This can be in a weekly class email or in the form of comments on graded work. A little encouragement goes a long way.
Fostering student satisfaction with the course-to feel satisfied students need to belive they have 3 qualities- competence, relatedness and autonomy. This can be done by making lessons relevant to real world situation such as with the use of simulation. Explaining the value of the lesson so the student will feel it is worth the effort
Creating a social belonging-this can be achieved by an introduction discussion and student collaboration on projects
This weeks lecture supplemented the text by discussing additional ways to increase course/lesson relevance. Low relevance was a part of the lecture topic. Noting that when lesson activities are of no/low relevance, students begin to view the activities as busy work and lose interest and become dissatisfied with the course.
Item of Interest:
I actually found the entire chapter interesting. More so the sections on capturing attention and ensuring relevance. I plan on doing further research on these areas on my own.
Areas of Help or Clarification:
I have no area's that need clarification or help this week.
