Motivating Your Students | Origin: ED102
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Student Retention Methods --> Motivating Your Students
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
Utilizing my nursing background is something I want to be more intentional about. Having a nurse as part of a general education course offers students a unique perspective, and I would like to better incorporate real-world healthcare experiences into the learning process. This can help make the content more relevant, practical, and engaging. By connecting course concepts to real-life situations and encouraging students to draw from their own experiences as well, I can create a more meaningful and applied learning environment.
Motivation grows when students see how the material connects to their real lives and goals, and when they feel their instructor believes in them. Using my own industry experiences and challenges to show them what’s possible and help keep them pushing forward.
Be enthusiastic in your delivery attitude is contagious
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.
Keep their hands and mind busy, between book work and hands on Labs. Find what they're interested in and give them real world examples and use your practical real-world experience, to show them why what they are learning is important.
knowing your students and connecting real life experiences to the course material will go a long way to keeping them engaged and motivated.
Being respectful in class is important, making space for others in class to participate and keep them engaged helps class dynamic. It is also important to tailor information for each individual student to make sure they succeed.
I have learned that connecting real life to the material will make the content more engaging and build more trust with the professor.
real life application is the key to retaining material
Through this module I learned both key theoretical concepts practical skills that deepened my understanding of the subject. The material helped me how to connect to real-world applications particularly in areas such as problem solving, critical thinking and effective decision making.
I learned that student motivation comes from feeling supported, confident, and connected to the learning. Encouragement, clear goals, and recognizing progress can make a big difference in how engaged students are. I also learned that showing enthusiasm and making lessons relevant helps keep students interested. I plan to apply this by offering positive feedback, setting clear expectations, and creating an encouraging environment where students feel motivated to participate and succeed.
being empathetic with your students shows that you care and are willing to be engaged with them. learn what their motivations are and why they are in the class
It really emphasized the importance of individual learning plans for each student. I am looking forward to focusing on learning as much as I can about everyone in class and motivating them to the best of my ability and theirs.
Comment on Tricia Kassab's post: I'm just about to start the course but I really like how you phrased that. Do you know of any methods or questions we could ask the students to figure out what kind of learning would be most efficient for them individually?
Be a role model. Listen actively without judgement. Develop trust. Ask open ended questions to elicit where they are at and what they need. Repetition is crucial as is changing the learning techniques.
My takeaway from this course is how much repetition it takes to truly learn a skill, up to 45 repetitions. This is especially important for lab courses, and I will encourage my students to practice as much as possible. Having a concrete understanding of how many repetitions are needed helps set realistic expectations for skill mastery.
Modeling positive behavior, attitude and actions will keep the students excited about training to enter the field. When you are willing to share information ,your professional skill with your students they will see you as a module a person in the field.
I learned the importance of connecting with students is through trust, expertise, confidence, relatability, and respect.
Bringing real-world experience to the classroom and lab, gives the student the opportunity to see that their training isn't in vain and the reality of the work world in their trade is very obtainable. Leading by example and showcasing the benefits of the trade and the perks of growing in their field, that should be a constant reminder of the potential each student has.
