Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Reflections on Motivation & Drive

In what ways might Dr. V. and the TA’s for the course motivate and drive students to more visibly demonstrate interest, be more engaged, and participate more actively in the live lectures and in-class exercises, in the online educational modules, the Discussion Forums, and in the individual, team, and special assignments?


I think that to motivate students more, there should be less thrown at them right off the bat. I think that the syllabus could be cut down to three pages maximum, the amount and size of assignments should be drastically decreased, especially because they are due every week, and they groups should be made up of people who are compatible, determined by a personality test at the beginning of the semester, rather than just a random grouping of different majors. I think that this will increase motivation and drive in all aspects of the class as morale will not be affected by huge amounts of busy work and teams that do not get along.

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