Motivating Students to Learn

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Dates:

March 25, 2013  Check for other dates

Meets:

M from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Hours:

1.30

Location:

Fine Arts Center Recital Hall

Instructor:

Dr. Todd Zakrajsek

Fee:

$0  

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Course Description

Motivating students who seem uninterested and even apathetic toward course content and assignments can be very difficult. This workshop will demonstrate and explain how instructors can make classroom learning, perhaps one of the most artificial learning settings, a more meaningful experience for students. The presenter uses theories of learning and motivation as a basis for creating strategies to increase student engagement in course content and class sessions. Participants will have an opportunity to try out and experience first-hand some of these techniques. Topics covered in this session include a discussion of active learning, motivation, collaborative learning, metacognition, learning theory, and interpersonal communication.  

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