Summary
Do students seem uninterested or apathetic about your course or content? Do clinicians seem to repeat the same advice
to clients with little change in results because of low client motivation? As educators and clinicians, we can motivate
and inspire ourselves, students, and clients. In this session, the facilitator will present research findings that hold
direct implications for teaching and motivating your learners and clients. You will gain a better understanding of
motivation, how students and clients learn, what you can do to facilitate that learning, and you will be able to
identify some activities to help engage students in the learning process.
Presenter
Adam M. Persky, PhD, FACSM
Adam Persky completed his PhD in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Florida. He is a clinical associate
professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Persky teaches physiology and pharmacokinetics and has received several of the School’s teaching awards. He is the
associate editor for the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and has given numerous workshops on a variety of
teaching and learning topics.
Email: apersky@unc.edu
Moderator
Victoria Leck, MHM, RDH
Victoria has 25 years of experience as a dental hygienist, with 18 of those spent in public health. She is a graduate
of the dental hygiene program at Canadore College, holds a bachelor’s degree in health administration from Ryerson
University, and a master's degree in health management from McMaster University. Victoria is the manager of
professional development at the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, you can expect to have:
- Identified at least three “lessons learned” (key concepts) that can inform your teaching or clinical practice
- Identified at least three specific teaching strategies, techniques, or tools that you can adopt and apply
- Committed to adapt and apply at least one “lesson learned” and one new strategy
- Identified at least two useful resources and references for follow-up