Passion and self-motivation

Skill developer:

University of Cordoba (Spain)

Passion and self-motivation:

The ability to maintain energy and enthusiasm to achieve one´s goals.

Objectives:

Applicant/educator

• is able to apply SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time Bound) Goal Model in your teaching actions.
• is able to maintain one´s effort and enthusiasm as an educator.
• is able to align personal goals with the goals of the environment.
• is able to eliminate the factors of dissatisfaction.
• is able to reward oneself when one thinks having done things well.
• is able to avoid postponing tasks, as this can cause decrease of your motivation level and hamper reaching of your goals.
• is able to generate co-responsibility in the team and in the learners.
• is able to establish feedback procedures to support monitoring and supervision.

Criteria which are needed to show your skills and knowledge related to this:

Applicant/educator:

• applies SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time Bound) Goal Model in your teaching activities.
• maintains one´s effort and enthusiasm as an educator.
• aligns personal goals with the goals of the environment.
• eliminates the factors of dissatisfaction.
• rewards oneself when one thinks having done things well.
• avoids postponing tasks, as this can cause decrease of your motivation level and hamper reaching of your goals.
• generates co-responsibility in the team and in the learners.
• establishes feedback procedures to support monitoring and supervision.

How to improve this specific soft skill:

Listen to the SOSTRA podcast ( audio, 8:31 min)

or use other additional learning material listed here (when translating you may use national sources):

• The psychology of self-motivation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxpKhIbr0E
• How to motivate yourself to change your behaviour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0O2vi8DX4
• Programming your mind for success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmfikLimeQ8
• Extrinsic vs Intrinsic Motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUNE4RtZnbk
• SMART Goal Model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-SvuFIQjK8

Show your skills:

Link your evidence to the badge application form

• Write a reflective essay in which you describe an action plan about your activity as an educator in which you have used the SMART goal definition technique.
• Write two lists: One in which you include 5 actions that are based on intrinsic motivation and 5 actions in which the motivation is extrinsic; and explain the different implications they have for you.
• Reflect and write some "techniques" of motivation that you have applied in your teaching actions and that have helped you to be more motivated.
• Or if you think some other evidence is relevant for this skill, please add the documentation or insert the link of your evidence into the application form.

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Applications will not be graded and it is not possible to apply for badges after the piloting period has ended 1.5.2020.