Podcast: How We Teach This - S9E2 Part 2 Dark Side of Motivation

Podcast: How We Teach This

How We Teach This: Season Nine

Season 9 of How We Teach This has a wide range of guests and topics - Listen to stories from Milken Educator Award recipients, hear about the Science of Reading, Digital Literacy teaching strategies, and Dr. Jenny Moss shares about the Dark Side of Motivation.

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Season 9, Episode 2 - January 31, 2024

Part 2 The Dark Side of Motivation: Controlling Teaching

Join the ongoing dialogue with Dr. Jenny Moss, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Emporia State University, as she delves into the nuances of how controlling behaviors from teachers impact students. Gain insights into recognizing genuine learning involvement versus mere compliance. Discover strategies to steer clear of detrimental motivation pitfalls and controlling teaching behaviors. This episode invites you to envision a classroom atmosphere that enhances students' intrinsic motivation, offering a fresh perspective on fostering genuine educational engagement.

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Jenny Moss, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology at Emporia State University

About Dr. Moss:

Jennifer Moss, Ph.D. in Educational Psychology is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the new School of Applied Health Science at Emporia State University. Her area of focus is educational psychology and she studies motivation in education. She teaches developmental and educational psychology courses. She is also the director of the SMILE Lab: Studying Motivation in Learning Environments which involves graduate and undergraduate students at ESU and faculty from around the world in examining motivation in education.

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