Some reflection about the treasure hunt activity
You have been very motivated to participate in the treasure hunt activity and we thank you for this!
Here are some questions on which you may react to go further:
– I guess your motivation was driven by the novelty of the tool & activity. Would it last long and what would be the motivational factors for mobile learning?
– What where the problems you noticed with the activity, devices…? To which extend would they hinder the activity and learning?
– Do you see places for this kind of activity in your teaching ? How would you appropriate the design?
You can add questions of your own and your reflections on this.
Tags: evaluation, reflection, treasure_hunt
July 5th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Personally, my motivation was not only driven my the novelty of the tools, but also by the fact that the activity was conceived in a very attractive way. You did a great job, which explains the positive reactions of participants.
Regarding the question of maintaining the motivation, there is for sure a novelty effect, which will disappear and can lead to a decrease in motivation. Even if I appreciate the advantages of using a given technology, my relation with it will become for sure more neutral (i.e. less passionate) with time. However, I think there is a very easy way for me to maintain this passion: it would be to try to communicate it, and to convert other people to it.