Month: October 2025

Free Inquiry – Integrating Intrinsic and Extrinsic in Learning Environments

Over the past few weeks, I have explored both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, learning how they play key roles in students’ engagement with their learning. This week, I wanted to focus on how teachers can balance intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to create more effective learning environments. I have learned that motivation should not be categorized…

Substantial Post – Challenge C – #1

I have learned a variety of things from challenge A and B, some similar and others quite different. Throughout Challenge A, I experienced how design requires constant revision and simplification. Simplifying educational content enables it to be understood by a wider audience, making your design more appealing. I used Mayer’s multimedia principles to help guide…

Challenge B – Healthy and Balanced Eating

Updated: October 22nd, 2025  Authors: Alexis Moore, Julia Snidanko, Hailey Godfroid We are creating this project to help pre-teens feel more comfortable and confident when making their own food choices. Our team includes Julia Snidanko, Alexis Moore, and Hailey Godfroid. We chose this topic because we all believe that healthy eating is essential for both…

Weekly Reflections – Online Learning and Connectivism

Connectivism emphasizes that learning in today’s world is facilitated through systems, people, and technologies, rather than solely by an individual. Learning is now based on the ability to connect, navigate, and make sense of information across multiple sources of information, just like EDCI339! Connectivism changes the way we learn, and as technology continues to evolve,…

Free Inquiry Project – Extrinsic Motivation

My last write up I explored what causes intrinsic motivation so this time I wanted to explore what causes extrinsic motivation: Even though intrinsic motivation is often viewed as a major driving factor of learning, extrinsic motivation can also help influence motivation in certain contexts. In some situations, it can even play a larger role,…

Substantial Contribution #2

Challenge A For Challenge A, my comic, The Power of Habits, focused on a complex psychological process, “habit formation”. I turned this complicated concept into something easily digestible and visually appealing. I used Mayer’s Multimedia Learning Theory to make sure the visuals supported the text and to help enhance the comprehension of the comic. I…

Free Inquiry Project – Cultivating Intrinsic Motivation

Focussing on how teachers/learners can cultivate intrinsic motivation: One of the most important aspects of cultivating intrinsic motivation is understanding the WHY behind it. The self-determination theory (SDT) is linked to this, as it helps us ask deeper questions beyond how to motivate others and makes us consider what conditions allow people to motivate themselves….

Challenge B: Video

Healthy and Balanced Eating  Updated: October 8, 2025  Authors: Alexis Moore, Julia Snidanko, Hailey Godfroid We are creating this project to help pre-teens feel more comfortable and confident when making their own food choices. Our team includes Julia Snidanko, Alexis Moore, and Hailey Godfroid. We chose this topic because we all believe that healthy eating…