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MIT
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MIT 501: Motivation in Instructional Design

Context
The research and the subsequent paper were completed as part of the MIT 501 course entitled Motivation in Instructional Design, taught by Dr. Edna Mory.  

Conditions
At a conference, sponsored by my employer, I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Falk, a renowned researcher in the area of Museum visitor research.  This meeting moved me to purchase his book, The Museum Experience, by Dr. John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking. After reading his book, I was inspired to choose this topic for my paper.

Scope
The paper served me well for researching and synthesizing information to complete the course requirements. Excerpts of the paper also served my employer, Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in the form of editorial copy which appeared in several publications. 

Role
Many thought-provoking discussions took place within the MIT 501 forums however the course was delivered exclusively online. The research, synthesis, and writing happened by me alone.

Reflection
At first I was excited about the course.  I thought that learning about the role of motivation in learning would be lots of fun.  Little did I realize how deeply I would be immersed in the rigors of scholarly study on the topic.  The course was an intellectual challenge but I learned a great deal, and am primed to learn more.   

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Studies on Motivation in Museum

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