Chapter 6, Motivation to Learn, focuses on students remaining engaged and motivated in concepts being learned. It stresses how important it is for a learner to be interested in the topics they learn and continue to engage upon. Students who view their education as important, interesting, and worth their time are more likely to succeed than other students who do not. These learners who are engaged and motivated to learn set goals and will do whatever it takes to reach their goals. They also make sure to maintain these goals once reached as well.
The ideas of Gura suggest that technology can aid in creativity and engagement. Through the use of different types of technology, students can further research topics and find other creative outlets to express their ideas. Students are able to use different platforms to study topics and gather evidence. They are able to share their work and ideas. Collaboration can happen through devices from wherever a student is and some platforms allow for live feedback. Technology gives students the opportunity for instant feedback. This helps students remain focused when researching and creating. When students are interested in a certain academic topic and are able to use technology to further foster their learning, they continue to remain motivated in their learning. Motivation is a mindset that affects our learning outcomes and when we value what we are learning, it leads to a positive mindset. As teachers, we need to make sure to create and foster a learning environment that promotes creative and motivating thinking in our students!
References
Gura, M. (2016). Make, learn, succeed: Building a culture of creativity in your school. Eugene, OR: ISTE. Part 2 (48 pages)
ISTE Standards for Students(2017). Retrieved from: https://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards-for-students
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How people learn II: Learners, Contexts, and cultures. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. http://doi.org/10.17226/24783.
Successful educators help the students link the cultural background with investigative learning. The more a student is engaged the more time they will spend mastering the subject matter. Sometimes we must bridge the gap in helping the student understand their cultural heritage with social stigmas that are encountered. Education helps students step into the shoes of others, creating empathy.
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Rebecca
Nice job on the infographic. Motivation is important to get students to stay engaged. Some students are a little harder to get motivated than others but as you stated once you get them to see that it is worth their time they get engaged and have better outcomes. I agree that technology provides tools for creative thinking and inspires creativity in general. WIth technology students are able to instantly access creative works and share their own. Nice job.
ReplyDelete-Matt
Hi Brenda!
ReplyDeleteYour infographic looks really great. Super easy to read and follow. Student engagement is one of the hardest challenges for teachers today. I have heard so many times from teachers I work with "students aren't going to enjoy every lesson. Sometimes they have to learn to learn things they don't like" and I think that that belief really is just a cry for creativity. By providing the value the student will receive from learning, like you mentioned in your infographic, student engagement will start to rise. Show the students how the things they are learning are useful and not just to meet the graded requirements of the classroom.
Melissa Davis