1. EDUC 1300: Learning Framework
Chapter 2: Engage
Chapter 3: Persist

2. Motivation Can Change Your Life!
External motivation – outside forces or people causing you to do something
Internal motivation – energy inside of you pushing you to go after what you want
Key = convert external motivators into internal motivation

3. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Psychological
Deficiency

4. Self-Actualization Top level of Maslow’s Hierarchy
Psychological need for a desire to matter and live at our “peak”
Most important for motivation

5. Achieving Your Potential: Ten Point Plan for Motivation
Develop a new attitude
Learned optimism v. learned helplessness
Practice creative visualization
See your future as you want it to be
Make excellence a habit
It matters!
Pg. 34

6. Ten Point Plan for Motivation
Overcome your doubts and fears
Most of our fears are learned obstacles
Put adversity and failure into perspective
Learn from mistakes try again
Identify and clarify what you value in life
What really matters to you?

7. Ten Point Plan for Motivation
Take pride in your name and character
Exclusively your to honor or dishonor
Clear up the past through forgiveness
Holding grudges holds you back
Develop a strong personal guiding statement
What would your t-shirt say?

8. Ten Point Plan for Motivation
Commit to strengthen your self-esteem
A photograph of yourself you keep in your mind
Five basic characteristics:
A sense of security
A sense of identity
A sense of belonging
A sense of purpose
A sense of personal competence

9. Ch. 3 Persist

10. What is persistence? You are going to stay. You are not giving up.
You find a way to stick it out.
You find a way to make it work.
You find a way to NOT give up.

11. Campus-wide scavenger hunt (Use the HCCS
Campus-wide scavenger hunt (Use the HCCS.EDU website & the course catalog)
Who is the president of your college?
How many campuses does your college operate? Where are they located?
When is the last day to drop a class without penalty?
What are the prerequisites of MATH 1342: Statistics?
Where is the library and tutorial services on your campus?
Where is the childcare center located and what number should you call to find out more?

12. Read, Discuss, Explain, & Draw pg. 57
The Golden Rule –or just a rock? Do civility, classroom etiquette, and Personal Decorum Affect Success?
Read, Discuss, Explain, & Draw pg. 57
In-Class Activity

13. Six Levels of Ethical Decision Making
Is it legal (law)?
Is it fair to me and others (fairness)?
Can I live with my decision (conscience)?
Is this decision in my long-term best interest (time)?
Could I tell my mother about it and be proud (pride)?
How would I feel if this showed up on the front page of the newspaper (publicity)?

14. Cheating: Academic Dishonesty
Plagiarism vs. Cheating?
Use the Academic honesty policy to determine if the each of the following would be considered academically dishonest.
Working on a homework assignment with another student.
Looking at another student’s scantron during an exam.
Copying files from a computer in the computer lab on campus to your flash drive.
Using your old math exams to prepare for your final exam.
Using your textbook during an online test.
Proofreading a classmate’s paper for them before submission.
Recording a lecture.

15. Reading Course Names & Credits
The prefix tells you the department (ENGL).
The first number tells you the course level (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior).
The second number gives you the amount of credits/hours the class is worth.
ENGL 2322
This is a sophomore level English class worth 3 credits.

16. Calculating your G.P.A. Each A is worth 4 points
Each B is worth 3 points
Each C is worth 2 points
Each D is worth 1 point
Each F is worth 0 points
For each course, the number of points earned is multiplied by the number of credit hours carried by the course.
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17. Example Class Grade Semester Credit Points Total Points ENGL 1301 A 34 = 12
BIOL 1401 16
HIST 1301 C 2 6
EDUC 1300 B 9
ART 1201 8
15 hours
51 points
Divide the points (51) by the hours (15)= the g.p.a. 3.4

18. More G.P.A. Practice
Hector’s Grades MUSI 1302 A BIOL 1406 C MATH 1314 B ENGL 2301 B Jared’s Grades BIOL 1406 A MATH 0306 B

19. Topic Reflections Convert external motivators into internal motivation
Recognize power of positive thoughts and people
Step outside your comfort zone
Use your values to guide you
Clear up the past by forgiveness
Strengthen your self-esteem daily
Turn negative thoughts into positive energy
Don’t give into defeat
View adversity as a stepping stone to strength
Picture yourself as optimistic and motivated

20. Chapter 2: Engage Review
What is the difference between internal and external motivation?
What should you do with external motivation?
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how does it affect you?
How can you conquer being a first generation student?
How can you overcome doubts and fears?
How is motivation affecting by your values?
What is a personal guiding statement and how can it impact your life?

21. Chapter 3: Persist Review
What does it mean to persist?
What information can you find on the HCCS.edu website?
Explain what it means to have civility, classroom etiquette, and personal decorum?
How many points is an A worth?
What techniques can you use to stay in college?