This course begins by identifying the two most significant issues that influence the motivation of adult students: security and autonomy. The course explains how increasing students' sense of security can enhance their motivation during instruction, questioning, activities, and evaluations. This is followed by a discussion of how motivation can be improved by enhancing students' sense of autonomy when making assignments, selecting instructional methods, implementing classroom procedures, and developing and planning evaluations. The course concludes by comparing and contrasting extrinsic and intrinsic motivators and by suggesting a variety of "miscellaneous motivators" for instructors to consider.

• Identify two main issues that affect the motivation of adult students (security and autonomy).

• Explain how increasing students' sense of security can enhance their motivation.

• Explain how motivation can be improved by enhancing students' sense of autonomy.

• Compare and contrast two basic classes of motivators (intrinsic and extrinsic).

• Use a variety of techniques for enhancing the motivation of adult students.

• Utilize available campus resources as classroom motivational tools.