10.12. IN CLOSING ...
10.12.1. Summary
Learners in WBT often give up, drop out, or slow down because they lack the high levels of motivation required to overcome the difficulties posed by WBT.
Set clear expectations. State your requirements for learners and gather their expectations for the course. Require learners to commit to working hard and finishing the course.
In every corner of the course-in every activity, on every page-make sure learners know ''What's in it for me?" WIIFMs keep learners working hard.
Make WBT fun and interesting. Make it more like a game than an inquisition. Test and immediately fix annoying glitches. Continually improve the course. Make it dynamic. Incorporate real-world and real-time data into activities. Include evolving content.
Bribe people to learn. Offer them explicit rewards: money, coffee mugs, membership in a club for successful learners, Learner of the Month awards, certificates of achievement, and whatever else can motivate them.
Pace and prompt learners. Have learners commit to a schedule. Remind them to stick to that schedule.
Intervene if you have unmotivated learners or troublemakers. Take corrective steps early to help learners in trouble and to protect others.
10.12.2. For more
To help motivate learners, make them aware of the advantages of online learning as spelled out in Chapter 2.
For more ideas on motivating learners, see Chapter 11 [126] and Chapter 21 [127] in Web-Based Instruction.
Search the Web for motivation.
Many of the examples ...
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