This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Research on learning consistently identifies motivation as a key factor in student success. Help students make connections between course subject matter and their lived experience, prompt them to make connections across topics, and convey your belief in their capacity to succeed. Emphasis is placed on helping students develop a growth mindset and self-efficacy and applying evidence-based motivation techniques to your teaching. Teaching Effectiveness Framework Alignment: (1) Student Motivation (2) Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Student Motivation
- Location: Canvas
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Upcoming Events
Explore Graduate School Worldwide
Explore Graduate Study Worldwide is an interactive event that connects Colorado State University students with international universities, scholarship programs, and global fellowship opportunities for graduate study abroad. Attendees will have...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Mon., April 6, 2026
- Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: LSC A (East) Ballroom
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AI and Ethics: Where Do You Draw the Line?
How is AI reshaping the world, and what does that mean for how you use it in school? This session is a wide-open, student-driven conversation that starts with the big...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Mon., April 6, 2026
- Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: TILT 104 and MS Teams
Research in the Age of AI: Can You Trust What AI Tells You?
AI is changing how information is created, found, and shared. In this hands-on session, you’ll explore how AI is being used in research, discuss the specific challenges for finding and...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Tue., April 7, 2026
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Morgan Library Lobby
Event Details
Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Student Motivation
- Location: Canvas
- Register for this Event
Upcoming Events
Explore Graduate School Worldwide
Explore Graduate Study Worldwide is an interactive event that connects Colorado State University students with international universities, scholarship programs, and global fellowship opportunities for graduate study abroad. Attendees will have...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Mon., April 6, 2026
- Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: LSC A (East) Ballroom
- Register for this event
AI and Ethics: Where Do You Draw the Line?
How is AI reshaping the world, and what does that mean for how you use it in school? This session is a wide-open, student-driven conversation that starts with the big...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Mon., April 6, 2026
- Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: TILT 104 and MS Teams
Research in the Age of AI: Can You Trust What AI Tells You?
AI is changing how information is created, found, and shared. In this hands-on session, you’ll explore how AI is being used in research, discuss the specific challenges for finding and...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Tue., April 7, 2026
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Morgan Library Lobby


