April 8: Motivation and Persistence (Session 8) Panelists: Avi Kaplan, Ricarose Roque, Natalie Rusk Readings in Preparation for Session 8: * Carol Dweck (2000): Self-Theories (Chapters 1-3) * Daniel Pink (2009): Drive video clip and Motivation 3.0 interview (author of Drive) * Paul Tough (2012): This American Life radio program (author of How Children Succeed) * Edited by Natalie Rusk (2013): Notes on Motivation: Designing Environments to Support a Learning Goal Orientation Activity: Tell about something you’ve worked on that you felt was meaningful and motivating. Explain what made you feel motivated. If you were designing a learning experience or environment, what would you do to help others feel motivated and engaged? Additional Resources: * Mitch Resnick (2012): Still a Badge Skeptic. HASTAC blog * Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown (2011): Sam’s Story from A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change | Pink on Drive: - Autonomy - Mastery - Purpose This American Life: Back to School Current edu emphasis on cognitive development Other skills - James Heckman: - tenacity - resilience - impulse control Stress blocks learning non cognitive skills can be taught at any time. ask for help - "no shame in my game" USA has highest college drop out rate in the world make poor highly capable My activity: Yoga. Avi Kaplan - temple univ. motivation study. What is purpose for motivation of student. Mitch story on motivation - camp trip stories. experience vs. measurable goal. beauty of learning experience vs. accumulating badges. Natalie - how do people keeping going when failure & frustration. Keep going if core is learning goal (develop abilities, improve self)
Ricarose Roque - Scratchers starting co-labs. site decided to support co-labs with contest. co-lab challenge --> co-lab camp. Promote constructive feedback. Issue: competition as motivator. Mitch: how to design to give recognition with out it becoming point system. how to foster constructive feedback. develop identity and roles (advisor, guide). Sources of Intrinsic Motivation: Competence - Purpose - Autonomy - Belonging (e.g. Deci & Ryan, 2000; Turner et. al. 2011) |
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