I present to you the motivation learning module:
Here is the Prezi, in case you'd like to scroll through at your own pace.
As promised, here are some additional resources if you'd like to read more and see where I sourced different information for my presentation:
General Motivation Topics
http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/motivation/motivate.html (This one is rather detailed and contains more information on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)
http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-motivation-in-management-definition-process-types.html (This one also has information on Maslow's Hierarchy, as well as Expectancy Theory and Equity Theory)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2012/06/04/top-9-things-that-ultimately-motivate-employees-to-achieve/#1526ae14fa7f (This is the employee motivation list; I changed some of the language to be more generally applicable)
Progress Principle
Leadership Styles
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/managers-different-leadership-styles-motivate-teams-10823.html (Based on the description, I referred to Quiet Leadership as Facilitative so as to improve the descriptiveness of the label)
Motivating Students
(Given the observation from these readings and the class readings, I tried to determine which motivators were commonly recommended, and which may be well suited to certain leadership styles.)
As I've mentioned, there is a great deal of research in management (though also within other business areas) regarding motivation, and I believe much of it could be applicable to the classroom setting. There is also a great deal of research in education literature, given several resources here and generally available from online searches regarding motivation in the classroom. This list is far from comprehensive, but merely reflects the resources I referred to in building this module.
Again, I'm sorry it ran a bit long, but I hope you found something valuable in this module.
Hey Teagen,
ReplyDeleteI was impressed by the amount of material you were able to get in with only an 8 minute video. You covered a lot of stuff without being confusing, which is a difficult feat to accomplish. And, I appreciate the links provided with the post. I'm trying to do that more often in the classes I teach after I noticed that, unlike my guess, about 2/3 of my class last semester read at least one of the extra readings I provided. As mentioned in the video and Bain (2004), intrinsic motivation to learn outdid the extrinsic motivation of a grade.
Also, the pictures were great.
-Tess
Thank you for the feedback, Tess. I figured I would include the links since each of the topics is so much more complex than I'm able to portray in the module. I'm glad you've seen it to be useful in your classes; it is something I think I will continue to do in the future when I have the opportunity.
DeleteHi Teagen,
ReplyDeleteI loved how visually engaging your learning module was. Sometimes Prezi can be a bit much, but the movement in your presentation was so logically planned! I also loved your use of personal reflection as a way to front load your lesson, and I really felt engaged with the content because of it! I completely understand your frustration with trying to fit so much into such a short presentation, but I think you handled it well. All the resources you provided will, I'm sure, be useful for everyone in the class. I also appreciated your nod to finding our own authentic style for motivating students, and your practical examples were very appropriate and helpful. If you were to expand this lesson a little, I'd love to see how you might assess a person's understanding and application of different motivation strategies. Given the time constraints, I don't think you could have fit in it, but it would definitely be fun to see how different teachers apply these motivational strategies!
Argh! It seems like my name didn't post on this comment. Just for clarification, this is Lizzie Emerson.
DeleteLizzie,
DeleteThank you for the feedback. Given more time, I would have loved to go more into identifying the viewer's current leadership style; building on that, I would probably pose a hypothetical situation (on a micro level, so an assignment rather than looking at an entire course) and ask the viewers to brainstorm how they might motivate students to rise to the occasion (including how they would structure and present the assignment). That would also include identifying what is the goal for the students, not just how to influence them to put forth the effort to complete the assignment. Of course, I'd spend some more time refining the what and why before implementing it. :)
Hi Teagen,
ReplyDeleteI so feel your pain with trying to fit in more information than you have time to fit! I think it is the bane of all teachers everywhere. So much to do so little time to do it! And it feels that way no matter whether it is 6 minutes or 6 hours, although I do understand the special constraints of 6 minutes (although that is apparently how long people can pay attention to videos). Anyway I enjoyed your video! I think you hit the high points nicely. I enjoyed the prezi and you had a nice pacing and voice.
Dr. Major,
DeleteThank you for the feedback. It is definitely a challenge; I always seem to run up against time limits whenever I have them. But this was a good exercise, and a good reminder that we do have time limits in the classroom, even if they don't seem as constraining.
Teagan,
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation! This was one of the most aesthetic and creative videos our class has produced! I think that you could have shortened the length of your video and kept almost all of your material by trimming down some of the unessential dialogue. For instance, it was 45 seconds before you really got into the topic. You could've gone to your objectives slide after the first five seconds. Aside from some of the expendable dialogue, I thought that your presentation covered an impressive amount of material and thoroughly! It's clear that you did your research! I really liked how you drew from multiple fields of study to structure your lesson: management, psychology, leadership. And I agree with Tess that you managed to cover a LOT without being confusing at all. Fantastic flow!
Josh
Also, let me point out that the "M" you organized your slides into was very cool!
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Thanks for the feedback, Josh. I mention in my self-reflection that I'm really proud of the M, so I'm glad you liked it, too. :) I will consider you comment on expendable dialogue. I've always been a talker, so to maintain my authentic personality, my threshold for expendable may be different from yours. It is a valid suggestion and one I will consider further.
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