Motivation
It is hard to teach something that you do not love or understand. This will then transfer to the students during lecture and they in turn will be disengaged. For me as a teacher I have to first learn the subject and then find my motivation so that the class will feel that positive energy and become engaged with lecture.
ATUL,
Good point and one we need to remember each time we enter the classroom.
Gary
Dr. Gary Meers
As an instructor we must maintain positive reinforcement in the classroom at all times. If instructors have positive energy to teach their students this energy is transferable from instructor to students then students to students therefore student’s motivation is the essential part of the education.
Sheila,
Good point about how we deliver content. It all needs to be delivered in a way that is engaging for the students even if it isn't our favorite part of the course.
Gary
Dr. Gary Meers
Well stated, I find I'm more in tuned to what I love to do in my field. Being in the dental profession you have many different types of procedures. There are some procedures I love ding ad then there are others I don't find as interesin as others. But whether I find them interesting or not I have to make them interestin and motivating to my students.
Sheila
