Motivating Students Workshop,
by Dr. Christy Price

Creating "I Don't Want to Miss a Moment of This!" Learning Environments

Are there courses and professors who inspire students to attend and engage? The answer is YES! Obviously there are some influences beyond the professor's control, but research in educational psychology suggests there are things professors can do to increase students' willingness to attend class, their ability to maintain interest, and their desire to learn. During this presentation we will briefly review the literature regarding student motivation and share the findings of Dr. Price's own research on this topic. Throughout the presentation, participants will be encouraged to reflect on their methods and the learning environments they create. Digitized video clips of student interviews will be utilized in order to convey practical steps we can take to increase student motivation, interest, and desire to learn in the courses we teach. Lunch will be provided.

Christy Price is a nationally-recognized authority on innovative teaching techniques to engage millennial learners, and was chosen by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Learning as the Outstanding U.S. Professor for 2012 in the Baccalaureate Colleges category. Dr. Price also won the 2010 Carnegie Foundation Outstanding Professor Award for the state of Georgia.  Her dynamic and interactive style makes Dr. Price a favorite as a professor and presenter. She regularly presents as a keynote speaker and has led faculty development workshops and retreats at over seventy institutions across the United States and abroad. As a recipient of an institutional foundation grant award, Dr. Price has studied teaching techniques that influence student motivation. Her most recent research focuses on engaging Millennial learners and preventing incivility in the classroom. She is currently a professor in both the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Health Professionals, and the founding director of the Center for Academic Excellence at Dalton State College.