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University of Waterloo, Teaching Resources and Continuing Education (TRACE) Tip Sheet – Motivating Students: Creating an Inspiring Environment
University of Waterloo, Teaching Resources and Continuing Education (TRACE) Tip Sheet – Motivating Students: Creating an Inspiring Environment

Honolulu Community College University of Hawaii – Break the Ice
Honolulu Community College University of Hawaii – Break the Ice

Barbara Gross Davis, University of California Berkeley – Tools for Teaching: Motivating Students
Barbara Gross Davis, University of California Berkeley – Tools for Teaching: Motivating Students
3. Activities that are interesting and challenging, but which also create opportunities for students to have fun, can enhance the learning experience.

In the 2001 UNSW Student Survey, the five key words most commonly used by students at UNSW to characterise good teaching were "interesting," "challenging," "enthusiastic," "fun," and "relevant."

"Learning should be pleasurable. There is no rule against hard work being fun."

Ramsden, P. 1992, Learning to Teach in Higher Education, Routledge, London, p. 102.

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