Confidence. Make your students feel confident and secure when asking questions or making comments about lessons. Give supportive feedback even when students are incorrect with their answers. If they feel safe in the classroom, their motivation increases. Make students feel like they have some control over their course experience. Set up choices that makes students feel like they have some power over their education, even when it doesn't really affect the class overall. Allow for student feedback. It will help you improve your instruction where you maybe don't see an issue, and it helps students feel heard.
I think one of the things that tends to make teaching adults easier than some other age groups is the fact of their motivation to be there, hunger to learn and desire for success. While this isn't always the case, by and large this is usually the mindset they come in with.
Providing security through support and encouragement can lead to a successful outcome for all your students.
Being focused on students needs and expectations, especially adult learners, requires giving them time to answer questions, be interactive and giving positive feedback. Adult learners need to feel secure in their learning environments and more in control of their learning process.
Encourage the students and provide feedback in all areas to promote sucess.
security and autonomy are key to motivation.
Students must have a sense of self and feel instructors are approachable.
Learn students learning styles
The main thing I took away from this module is how to encourage adult learners in the classroom setting by giving them autonomy and some control over how they learn.
Learning to support the student and explain what is being asked of them.
Let students have some control over their learning
I always try to throw softball questions until everyone is comfortable with the activities and methods I am trying to implement.
Identify the goals and reason for attending the course.
Security and Autonomy are both needed in a balance to provide a motivational environment where students can progress and succeed. Pausing between thoughts or responding after a short pause allows for well formed responses and better overall questions.
Learn each students needs to be able to better help them
Give students the opportunity to have a sense of control over their learning. Also create and organized and clear guide to what is they'll be doing in the class to provide a good sense of security.
Making sure my students past all their quiz and finals is my goal for next year
Always be aware of students different learning styles.
Always be supportive and positive in responding to students in order to continue motivation.
Influencing student motivation that you offer to your students.
Always from a positive upbeat attitude.
