Colleagues are rightfully concerned about the long-term cognitive and social effects of COVID, especially on long-term learning and motivation. Deci/Ryan’s Self Determination Theory (SDT 1985) argues that intrinsic motivation includes 3 components: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Further, they contend that we don’t motivate students to achieve—we create learning environments in which they motivate themselves to achieve. In this LBD we will review the components of SDT and focus on strategies that amplify relatedness (between students, between student and content, and between students and instructors) to help students cultivate their own agency and motivation.

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