Get Your Students Hired
Understanding 2 motivational issues: security and autonomy, also how to enhance security in the classroom is crucial for students to succeed.
I think that feeling secure in a class allows for the success of a student before the learning ever begins.
This module taught me new ways to give confidence or security to students.
I never thought that students needed educational security, but now I know that it is needed to make all students feel safe to possibly give a wrong answer in class that can be corrected.
Give your students the power of choice and evaluation so they feel like they are part of the decision-making in the classroom and have some control in their learning.
I have learned that students especially adult learners are motivated by security and autonomy
This module assisted me in learning the concepts of security & autonomy for the adult learners by giving them the power of choice.
I learned that adult learners need to feel like they are being supported by their teachers. They respond to positive re-enforcements. They also, want to be heard and feel like they can express their frustration if issues arise.
Adult learners need security and autonomy in their pursuit of their goals.
I plan to use two ideas from this program: 1) I will allow students to drop a low score, using their own discretion as to which one this will be. 2) I will increase the number of activities using "think, pair, share."
Understanding the students needs so they can be successful, Being patient so they feel safe
It would great to allow students to have as much as the slides suggest, but time does not permit a number of the strategies suggested.
Being in the moment and using our super powers of observation allow us to continually evaluate and improve a course.
This reminded me to make sure I am providing enough time after asking a question to allow students to process and respond. Just because I know the answer, doesn't mean the students don't need more time to process and then respond!