Alex Keown

You as an instructor contribute to both intrinsic and extrinsic motivating factors.

Identify the goals and reason for attending the course.

Students need to feel confident in your expertise. If they sense that you lack knowledge and cannot sufficiently answer their questions, they can lose faith in the material.

Using story telling as a teaching method can be excessive. Make sure the stories are concise and relevant to the point being made. Also, instructors are just like students in that they can burn out. It is important to reevaluate and adapt in regards to lesson plans and teaching methods.

Making students comfortable in the classroom is just as important as the material being covered. If the students don't feel comfortable, or they don't like the instructor as a person, that has a greatly negative impact on their ability to digest the information. Lightening the mood in the room and building a rapport with your students carries just as much weight as the subject matter. 

Aside from meeting basic needs and offering proper encouragement, students can benefit greatly from working in groups with age diversity. Many aspects of offering comfort and encouragement do not have to come directly from the instructor. They can also come from peer to peer interactions amongst the students in your course.