ETP - Motivating Your Students
Rationale
Practices
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Discuss or create a video describing your interest and background
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Share the relevance of your course content to students’ academic and career goals
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Get to know your students’ names and use them in your interactions
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Create opportunities for interaction and relationship building between students
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Vary and offer rationale for assessment and presentation methods
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Incentivize assignment completion
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Teach students to set goals they are likely to achieve
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Set reasonable, high expectations
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Share your belief in students’ ability to learn and your willingness to support them