Month: January 2026

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    Peer Response to Khoa

    Byharmonypierce

    Reading Khoa’s Blog about the online Chinese course that he did not finish, especially the way he broke down competence, autonomy, relatedness, and relevance as unmet needs, I related too. I agree that the combination of minimal feedback and rigid pacing would make it hard to feel motivated once the material started becoming more challenging….

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    Byharmonypierce

    Reflecting on my own experiences as a student has helped me better understand how the design of learning platforms can be supportive or discouraging on motivation over time. One learning experience that I started with high motivation but did not complete was teaching myself German as a teenager through technology-mediated tools. When I was 15,…