USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE LEARNER MOTIVATION ACADEMY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE

QUESTION When walking around campus, what do you notice about students?

AGENDA -Background overview -Using technology to motivate: -Illustrating subject relevance -Facilitating collaboration -Employing mastery learning -Turning distractors into learning opportunities

BACKGROUND According to a Pew Research Report, nearly 100% of undergraduate and graduate students access the internet. 92% of undergraduates do so from their phone or laptop. 88% admitted to texting in class 30% say they do it more than once per class Conclusion: college students love technology. Lets use it to get them interested and excited about their courses!

ILLUSTRATING SUBJECT RELEVANCE YouTube Google Earth Pinterest, TheHubEdu, Padlet PinterestTheHubEduPadlet Twitter Podcasts ePortfolios

FACILITATING COLLABORATION Google Drive Content Curation Tools Canvas Tools

EMPLOYING MASTERY LEARNING Clickers, Polling, and Survey ToolsPollingand Survey Tools Simulation Games Badges

TURNING DISTRACTORS INTO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Student Devices Laptops Smartphones Tablets