O1-Module1
Motivation
Learning is an active process which needs to be motivated and guided toward desirable ends.
According to psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan, there are three psychological needs in humans that determine their motivation:
The need for autonomy: to perceive oneself as the basis of one's choices;
The need for competence: to feel efficient and useful;
The need for social belonging: to feel included in the group.
These needs are considered innate, universal and essential. Satisfying them promotes optimal functioning and a feeling of well-being. The need for autonomy would be the most important of the three.
Much research shows that supporting autonomy in school promotes self-determined motivation and that this is associated with better learning and increased performance.
The work of the two researchers behind this theory shows that context, social and environmental factors can facilitate or hinder self-determined motivation. They reveal that it is possible to induce a subject to practice an activity that does not interest him. For this, the subject must perceive himself as the origin of his behavior, which thus becomes self-determined.
Learning by Doing with Project-based learning (PBL)
Learning by Doing with Project-based learning (PBL)
Project-based learning is a an active pedagogical approach in which students acquire a deeper knowledge through active exploration of real-world challenges and problems.
This approach integrates knowing and doing. Students learn knowledge, but also apply what they know to solve authentic problems and produce results that matter.
Markham, T. (2011). Project Based Learning. Teacher Librarian, 39(2), 38-42.Project based learning and key competences
Collaboration, teamwork, tasks management...
Project Based Learning refocuses education on the student or apprentice, which rewards intangible assets or soft skills such as motivation, creativity, empathy, resiliency, collaboration, teamwork, tasks management, flexibility, ....
These key competences are today sought by recruiters and are necessary to maintain employment.
Innovative practices, rooted in the digital area
In project-based learning, the digital tools can bring many advantages, to produce high quality, and collaborative products.
Discover below examples of innovative and inspiring practices, used in class.
Agantty for creative projects
The interests of Agganty in class :
Students/apprentices from Staatliche Glasfachschule use Agantty in their media projects in order to :
to create projects on the basis of a Gantt-chart,
to create tasks and assign them,
to share the data with their teacher.
The tool allows them to manage their projects with efficiency, method and quality.
Teacher's testimony :
"Agganty can be easily integrated into the lesson. It supports the planning of projects, the teamwork (so students can work together on the app), allows to share project planning with the class, or clarifies the overview of our projects."
Trello to facilitate the teamwork and the collaboration
The interests of Trello in class :
Trello is a visual collaboration tool used in classrooms to facilitate project based learning, collaboration, and discussion.
The interests of Trello in class : student's testimony
"Trello is very helpful for any situation you need to organize yourself."
"I use Trello to organize my homework, or group project with other students."
Task management with Microsoft-to-do App
The interests of the Microsoft App in class - Teacher's testimony :
“During team work, team situation, you can work very well with Microsoft-to-do app, to vote for who does what, distribute tasks, to set priorities and tell when everything is finished.
The app can also help to get a work more structured, or to get certain deadline.”
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