This is the second reflective writing assignment for the course "Instructional Strategies" I am taking towards my Provincial Instructor Diploma at Vancouver Community College" Chapter 3 of Student Engagement Techniques (Barkley, 2020) introduces several very interesting facets of learning. For this reflective writing assignment, I decided to explore the learning-factor “Schemata”. Schemata is the plural …
Helping Students Succeed
This post is part of the course I am taking at VCC - PIDP 3250 Instructional Strategies. Assignment 2 https://youtu.be/g-xMKJKCurY Sources Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty Paperback – May 5 2020 by Elizabeth F. Barkley (Author), Claire H. Major (Author) I found this great TED talk by American Psychologist Carol Dweck that …
Examining What Motivates Students
Assignment for PIDP 3250 Instructional Strategies Objective Part 1 of “Student Engagement Techniques” (Barkley, Elizabeth F. 2020) explains the concept of student engagement and what motivates student engagement.The following quotes stood out for me: “Motivation that is driven by social and psychological factors comes in two types: intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation arises …