New Technologies in My Workplace.
I work a part time tutorial job two evenings a week at our middle school. I recently shared with the program’s counselor and other teacher how we are required to start a file of videos clips and pictures of our students engaged in various learning activities. Our manager at the corporate office has requested that we submit pictures for their web page.
The attitudes of my co-workers were a bit surprising. My co-workers made excuses about their digital cameras either not working or not found. They both stated they were not sure how to do this and wanted me to take on the project. Their behavior was that of non-committal because they stated that they did not have the time and were not sure just how to put the project together.
According to John Keller’s ARCS Model of Motivational Design, there are four steps for promoting and sustaining motivation in the learning process: Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction.
To get my co-workers attention, I will start with two students who will be responsible for taking pictures and video clips using my personal equipment. This will promote interest by getting the students involved with the hands-on methods. I will also use humor and specific examples. One way we will do this is check corporate by watching visiting corporate’s webpage. I will establish relevance in order to increase the motivation of the staff and students by using concrete language and examples with which the learners are familiar. I will tell them how the new learning will use their existing skills. I will also present worth and future usefulness as I Model what I want them to do. I will build confidence by helping students understand their likelihood for success. The students will have an understanding of the requirements for meaningful success as they make small steps of growth during the learning process. Efforts will be made to ensure that the Learners feel some degree of control over their learning and assessment. They should believe that their success is a direct result of the amount of effort they have put forth and that this new skill is useful and beneficial. I want the students to derive a great deal of satisfaction from a sense of achievement and from praise from the corporate manager. Satisfaction is based upon motivation, which can be intrinsic or extrinsic.
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