Relating stories of how they might succeed in the future can help motivate students also. Give examples of how much fun it will be, and the benefits of applying knowledge in class to the workplace.
Apply examples of items learned in class to their future jobs. This makes it real. Thios is one way to motivate students
Personal experience in my opinion goes a long way with students.
I always tell them the following:
1. I've been there... student, full-time job, husband and dad.
2. Earn your degree, when you graduate... the accomplishment you feel is amazing.
3. A degree is something that no one can ever take away from you (my favorite)!
I agree. I incorporate personal experiences of success, challenges and failures. I think this brings the instructor's human qualities into the classroom where students can better identify with their own experiences.
I am also a chef instuctor and i find that making demo interactive by incuding them in the actual cooking really helps to motivate them. I also have them do timed praticals, reducing the amount of time they have for a task slowly over the duration of the class. I find this helps them to see their improvment and can inspire them to do more.
I found that motivation was complete key with diverse learners. Repetition was important as well as positive reinforcement when the student made a successful leap of progress in their work. I stressed progress and improvement in everyone's work from the strongest student as well as the weakest.
I find that, when I share personal expereinces with the students, it helps to motivate them and it also encourages them to share their experiences. I also envolve them in my culinary demos
Hi Diane! Demos, hands-on activities and practical applications, etc., are, as you mention, great motivators- they show relevance to the topic or subject, and allow for accomplishment.
I'm quite curious about your mention of special enhancement classes; could you comment further on what these classes are? Are they oriented to all students? Are they an additional opportunity for students who have mastered the skills at hand to go further? Are they helpful to students who may have a challenege and need a further boost?
Thanks for your comments and suggestions!
Jay Hollowell
ED106 Facilitator
I love to motivate my students. The way I motivate them is by getting them involved with the demos. Also, another chef and myself have special enhancement classes twice a week to help with motivating the students.
Larry,
I think you made a great point. I try to bring in real world situations as examples of success and failures into the classroom. It seems to help motivate students to understand why they are learning the topic being discussed or why we are doing this assignment. Of course, this is just one motivational technique.
Afrodite Tsiakopoulos
I agree with Peter about job posting. I have the students gather job for certain type of job in their feild. Then I have them all list the requirements on board what that the job is asking for. Then we address all the skills wanted and show them that it is skills that they have learned here in school. It takes the sting and fear out of what it will be like after they are done with school. Allows them to feel more enpowered and surer of themself and the education they have recieved will have them prepared
When I am teaching them a subject that is not very exciting to them such as Career Management, when I am helping them to develop their resumes, I show them job postings that validate what I have been telling them is important.
In the healthcare setting motivation is very important and one of the things I have done is when addressing a particular chapter, I would find a healthcare site that I would take the students to, for job shadowing and exploration.
Example: Death & Dying Process, I would take them to the funeral home to visit with the experts or invite the expert into the classroom as a guest speaker.
Hi Judy! Great to have you in the course and thanks so much for your obserbvations!
I too have found that sharing personal experiences really makes the subject-at-hand come alive for students and engages them to share relevant experiences as well. It brings a real-world focus to the classroom or lab and serves as a motivating element.
Jay
ED106
I find that, when I share personal expereinces with the students, it helps to motivate them and it also encourages them to share their experiences. They are proud to do this.
Jana I do understand what you mean.
But I love the motivational part of our jobs.
For me every day I try to take it as a new one and start at new the motivational process, remind them what they want to achive,,,, and there is always a way. Like I say in my language,, remind them the smile that they want to have when they will turn 50s..
I often find that relating a personal incident, especially one that involves failure, perks interest and increases motivation.
motivation is a key element in a suscess of a student.
