Zoom training by Matthew Richter on Learner Motivation

 Training on Instructional Design by Matthew Richter . 

Saturday 14 Oct 2023 . 

Asked us to repeat the week days in alphatecal order . 

" You cannot actually motivate another person. YOu can only affect the environment .  You can only change the environment so that the other person is motivated . " 

Asked us to write down our reasons to attend a company training workshop in our work place. In the chat box . Plenty of responses came. Motivating factors . 

Displays green board . 

Motivation isn't a STATIC thing . It constantly engages with the environment . It goes up , goes down , depending on the facilitator . Intrinsic motivation is synonymous with passion . 

For extrinsic motivation , some external force is required . Our sense of well being is directly linked to our intrinsic motivation . Autonomy is not about having a choice to do or not to do . Bu I see the meaing and purpose and reason in engaging in the activity ( definition ) . 

Choices are always present in our daily lives . But not all our choices are wise choices . 

Relatedness . Sense of belonging . Need to feel the part of a community . To connect with something bigger than ourselves . We don't want to be socially excluded . 

These 3 are fundamental needs . Competence . Autonomy . Relatedness. 

Behaviouralism is a powerful motivation but it keeps changing . It's dynamic .

Power is extrinsic. But if we realize the power within ourselves, we can achieve much more. 

To motivate learners we need Structure in our workshops , Autonomy support and Involvement of learners in the learning process . 

How to be SELFLESS while engaging learners in the educating activity ? Look at the check list . 

Always start with the STRUCTURE . Otherwise, learners are not going to be motivated. Lack of structure means, the learners are not going to see the relevance . 

Learning preferences is a myth . We need not design according to the learner's preferences . 

Most skills are not transferrable out of context . 

No one learns a damn thing in a key not lecture . YOu don't remember a thing after a week. 

Training should be in a way it should simulate the actual work environment. In that way, learning prefernces need not be considered . 

Sushma Banthia : What is the place of psychological safety to learning context ? 

There was some research on it . What does it mean ? Safety. Means personal respect. 

Now it is important . 

Bing Chat search . Psychological safety. " In the context of learning, I feel it problomatic . While training you, I want to stretch your boundaries . I want to push the learner out of comfort zone. I don't care about your feedback forms, marks, whether you enjoyed my training or not. I want you to do well in  your job as a result of my training. That is not always enjoyable . 

So, psychological safety is a hyped up ?