wesley allen

One of the challenges that I face is how to engage the class. I try very hard to get down to their level and pull them into whatever activity that I’m doing. There are some common rules that I follow that I would like to share. Bring the activity into the real world. One of my pet peeves as a student was busy work. If I’m doing an assignment that I know (or think) it was only given to fill time, I’m not a happy camper. Bring the assignment into the real world by playing the role of the boss… >>>

I think one of the most important things that this section touched on was the combination of both types of motivation. You use a reward (extrinsic) to bridge the gap to real high quality motivation (intrinsic). One of the most important things I see people over look, in and out of the classroom, is planning their rewards around the transition into intrinsic motivation. Too often people see the constant extrinsic rewards and modify the way they do things to only meet the minimum requirements to obtain the rewards. Give a reward to teams that complete activities that enabling socialization and… >>>

I noticed that I would be a person that suffered from both “get it done right now as soon as it is given to you” and “I’ll do it later.” Being a person that walks between both worlds I know how hard it is to manage your time. One of the Tips that I would like the share with others would be Outlook! Instead of setting up a to-do-list that I have no time to check, I set up my Outlook email to do that for me. If someone assigns me a task that I know will take more than… >>>