motivational teaching

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• What is motivation?
• How can we identify motivational issues?
• How can we enhance motivation?

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The Clients

• "Lazy"
• "Unmotivated"
• "Someone is forcing them to be here"
• "Not ready"
• "I can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped."

"righting reflex"

• Confront with reality
• Provide the solution
• Resistance? Turn up the volume

confrontation didn't work

• Compliance
• "Come back when you're ready"

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The students

• "Lazy"
• "Unmotivated"
• "Someone is forcing them to be here"
• "Not ready"
• "I can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped."

righting reflex?

• Confront with reality
• Provide the solution
• Resistance? Turn up the volume

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• Motivation is all or nothing
• If a student isn't motivated, it's the student's fault
• Instructor has no responsibility for student's motivation

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motivation is not all or nothing

Motivation flucuates

• over time
• in relation to different situations
• between conflicting objectives

motivation is dynamic

• Purposeful, intentional, & changeable
• Collaborative relationship with faculty
• Warm, friendly, genuine, respectful, affirming, empathic

Primary COMPONENTS of motivation

• Importance
• Confidence

"Drive" - (Pink, 2009)

• Motivation 1.o - survival behavior
• Motivation 2.0 - reward the good & punish the bad 
• Motivation 3.0 - autonomy, mastery, purpose

"mindset" (Dweck, 2008)

• Fixed - "You either have it or you don't"
• Growth - "I can learn to do better"

Put it together

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How to Assess Student Motivation

How to Enhance Motivation

What will you do differently?

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• Increase autonomy
• Provide opportunities for mastery
• Make the work relevant
• Teach growth mindset

more?

• IDT42 Motivational Teaching
• 1 credit online course, session 3