Being engaged with my students is important walking around knowing their names and listening closely to their questions and their body movements

Being open and lighthearted and listening to the students can have fun with them in the material being present

Many of the classes I teach are technical in nature. There is some push an pull with what I am capable of providing in the terms of autonomy. I want to provide a base that the student can build off of.

I feel like both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are helpful in our teaching scenario, we want them to understand the tools and techniques that allow us to create what we need. If we complete this and like what we do, we can do better at work and in our personal learning ( if it applies )

Autonomy in the previous experiences can be bad and good, it's nice to have full freedom to create anything that you can think of, however when there are technical requirements i feel that it is important to clearly define that, as we can end up with extremely low quality projects due to some one's "pre-conceived" idea of what "should" be a requirement.

Creating and setting expectations with a introduction through each assignment, creating an overview and helping them understand the upcoming content. In addition to creating a summary at the end that help define the goals / requirements of the assignment.

Adult learners have a lot of outside influences that can contribute or hinder their learning at any given time. I feel like the content / class should be aimed at getting the information across using real world examples and helping them understand how to complete the assignments based off of that standard.

Extrinsic motivators and intrinsic ones are both very useful tools in inspiring students to learn and engage with material. You have to find the right balance for each class and each student, so that the learning remains the reward, rather than anything else.

I believe giving students a level of autonomy can be really useful and instructive, particularly if they're already beginning to get a handle on the material. However, as I teach an early class in the program, giving too much autonomy before a concept has really "locked in" with the student can result in a lot of blank stares and wondering what to do. I think it depends on the student and the degree of autonomy you feel you can grant them.