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"...Certainly, motivating students to want to learn is an overarching goal of education, and I think many teachers struggle with this (and many who don't have sadly lost the desire to try) ..." Via Leona Ungerer 
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This course offers an insight into how best to select and adapt authentic materials to use with students as a way of exposing them to other cultures and ways of thinking. It has been shown that authentic materials are more motivating for students (Peacock, 1997) and thus the class will feature... http://elearningfeeds.com/using-and-adapting-authentic-materials-to-help-motivate-students/ Via Christopher Pappas
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Check out these homework myths one teacher debunked and the strategies he used to successfully engage his students in homework. Via Sarantis Chelmis
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Business books aren’t always the most riveting reads. However this week I became unexpectedly enthralled in Daniel H. Pink’s Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. I read the b... Via PK-12 School Leadership, Gene Carboni
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Hear four kids talk about motivation and Kathleen Cushman's information about the conditions for motivation in the webinar and chat. Via Kathleen McClaskey
Kathleen McClaskey's curator insight,
January 23, 2014 10:06 AM
Have you ever wondered about motivation and what motivates us to learn? Kathleen Cushman presented in our Personalize Learning Webinar Series on Tues. January 21st by explaining that you start by drawing a straight line between...
> your own practice as educators and; > compelling scientific research into mind, brain, and education.
Then she shared the eight simple rules of thumb that help us create the conditions for high motivation and high levels of mastery in the your learning environments! - See more at: http://www.personalizelearning.com/2014/01/what-motivates-learners-to-want-to-learn.html#sthash.yBN3OEq0.dpuf 
Audrey's curator insight,
January 28, 2014 5:36 PM
It is important to hear from the learners how they are stimulated to absorb information. The earlier this is encouraged the greater the brain power, audrey@homeschoolsource.co.uk
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Dan Ariely studies what motivates us when it comes to our work. Here a look at 3 of his studies—and 3 from other researchers.
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Hurdles come with the territory in every classroom. Here are 5 methods for overcoming learning barriers every student or teacher can benefit from. Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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Publication » Addressing the Retention Gap in MOOCs: Towards a Motivational Framework for MOOCs Instructional Design. Via ECO Project EU
ECO Project EU's curator insight,
October 26, 2015 7:58 AM
Insteresting paper on new design framework for MOOCs based on motivation and learners' previous experience.
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By Carri Schneider - 10 recommendations for being intentional about inspiring lifelong learning based on experiences from our family. Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Lynnette Van Dyke
SMARTERTEACHER's curator insight,
April 6, 2015 11:40 AM
Amazingly, if students love learning, grades seem to follow. Reversing the paradigm from grades equal learning to LEARNING equals grades.
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There has been much ado the past week or so about whether badges can offer a viable means for assessing learning. It has been boisterous on both sides. Badge evangelists such as the Mozilla Open Badge Infrastructure (with which those of us at the DML Competition in Badges for Lifelong Learning work closely) and Cathy Davidson (with whom I co-founded HASTAC) have laid out a vision for how badging might work to reveal, recognize, and reward learning and learning pathways. But there are also skeptics in the room. Mitch Resnick has laid down the challenge to badges for learning. It is good to have serious and thoughtful skeptics to keep the evangelistas honest. Similarly, Henry Jenkins has popped the balloon of a too quic Via DML Competition, Lynnette Van Dyke
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A survey from the Education Week Research Center offers important insights about the levels of engagement and dedication teachers and school-based administrators see among their students. Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Ivon Prefontaine, PhD
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Bray and McClaskey provide the Top 10 Trends for Personalized Learning in 2014. A few of the trends include... - Learner NOT Student - Connect the Dots - Watch out for Shiny Objects
Via Kathleen McClaskey, Barbara Bray, michel verstrepen
Barbara Bray's curator insight,
January 5, 2014 10:47 PM
2014 is the year for Personalized Learning to take center stage in national and international discussions. The buzz is out. Yet, the information around personalized learning is still confusing. This new year will be the year that defines the term where we focus on the learner first. 
Mickey Gast's curator insight,
February 11, 2014 7:48 PM
What personalized learning is and how it can be optimized. Now that learning is available to "the masses", what is preventing "the masses" from taking advantage of learning opportunities? 
Don Breedwell's curator insight,
March 26, 2014 8:47 PM
I like to see good change and this looks like the right direction. Going to make the changes in vocabulary now.
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Innovative thinker John Seely Brown, known for his ideas for merging digital culture and education, shares lessons educators can learn from surfers, gamers, and artists on how passion and competitive hunger can drive intrinsic motivation. Via Gust MEES
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