We must remember to always keep our customers (students) happy, making sure that fully taken care of.All there needs have been. As an educator having a personal relationship in class,giving them the attention they need is important to him/her helps build confidence, good energy.

Be enthusiastic in your delivery attitude is contagious 

Adult students get bored easily, use a variety of methods. Make it fun!

Take time to enjoy your students and get to know their weaknesses to encourage them they can do it!

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Understanding student characteristics is basically like figuring out everyone’s “learning personality." By mixing things up in class so every type of learner gets a moment to shine and we all have a little fun along the way.

The over use of rewards should be monitored as students good soon only concentrate on the reward instead of the actual lesson they should be learning.  The key is to find balance with extrinsic motivators to help students increase their intrinsic motivators. 

Security and autonomy are great tools in helping to motivate adult learners.  Constructive feedback should not be taken personal, but as a tool to assist with improving the classroom management and to increase student engagement.  

Student motivation is enhanced when the three components (reinforcement, retention, and transference) of support are in place. These three components play an important part in the motivation equation; therefore, an instructor must know how to utilize them to help keep each student engaged.  Reinforcement is one that I utilize quite often. It was interesting to learn that it takes repeating something 45 times and/or for 30 consecutive days for it stay with you. 

I learned how not to treat students as business customers. Although they are paying customers, we as instructors, should maintain character and focus on why the student is in the classroom.