What does attention have to do with motivation?

ATTENTIONthe act or state of applying the mind to something

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attention

“Attention is a necessary prerequisite for learning.”

Suggestions for educators focusing and maintaining student attention are through signals, movement, variety, interest, and questions.

Signals let the student know the start of a lesson and when there is a change in activity.

Movement is good during the presentation of material.

Variety: Use a variety of materials and teaching aides.

Interest: Introduce lessons with interesting and stimulating material.

Question: Have students explain a point in their own words.

Ormrod, J.E., Schunk D.H., and Gredler, M. (2009). Learning Theories and Instruction. Laureate Education, Inc.

MOTIVATIONthe act or process

of motivating

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motivation

“Motivation determines whether and to what extent we actually learn.”

*Extrinsic motivation is a task performed due to positive and negative consequences.

*Intrinsic motivation is an individuals desire to do the task

*Individual’s energy and activity level

*Direction for an individual toward a goal

*Promote initiation and persistence

*Affects the learning strategies

Ormrod, J.E., Schunk D.H., and Gredler, M. (2009). Learning Theories and Instruction. Laureate Education, Inc.

ATTENTION+

MOTIVATION

COGNITIVE LEARNING

What are some technological toolseasily accessible that could improve a students attention and motivation?

COMMUNICATION

http://about.skype.com/

skype•Free Skype calls- talk free anywhere in the world•Group video calls- face-to-face with a group of people •Conference calls- free for all who are on Skype•Screen sharing- show presentations, photos and more•Text messages- SMS mobile text messaging•Instant messaging- quick chat

http://podcast.com/

“A podcast is a buzzword to describe a very simple concept: an audio or video file available on the internet for you to listen and/or watch.”

http://moodle.org/

Moodle is a tool educators use to “deliver content to students and assess learning using assignments and quizzes.”Moodle can be used to “conduct fully online courses, while some use it to augment face-to-face courses.”

EMAILOn-going Communication

What is ARCS and what does it have to do with motivation?

http://www.arcsmodel.com/home.htm

Attention Relevance

Confidence Satisfaction

John Keller’s ARCS Model for Motivation

Student Motivation Attention

Technological Tools

Communication

ARCS Method for Measurem

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