Professional Development

Dr. Heddy shares helpful tips for writing a literature review, including how to organize existing research, connect ideas across studies, and pull the literature into a clear narrative.
How to Write a Literature Review
This video walks through the academic job search process and shares practical tips for finding and applying for academic positions. Press the link below
This video provides practical guidance for writing a dissertation developing chapter 1 (Introduction) and chapter 2 (Literature Review). Press the link below
Dissertation: Chapter 1 (Introduction), Chapter 2 (Literature Review)
This video describes how to write Chapter 3 (Methodology) and Chapter 4 (Findings) of your dissertation. Press the link below
Dissertation: Chapter 3 (Methods), Chapter 4 (Results)
This video describes how to write chapter 5 (Discussion) of a dissertation. It also provides advice on how to have a successful oral defense. Press the link below
Dissertation: Chapter 5 (Discussion) and Oral Defense
In this video Dr. Heddy explains achievement related emotions and how to influence them to support learning and motivation. Press the link below
Leveraging Emotions to Support Student Motivation and Learning
This video describes how self-efficacy impacts motivation and provides strategies that can be implemented to increase self-efficacy. Press the link below
In this video Dr. Heddy talks strategies for how to support and develop student interest. Press the link below
Triggering and Maintaining Student Interest
This video describes variations in external regulation and provides strategies for moving students from amotivation to intrinsic motivation. Press the link below
Variations in Extrinsic Motivation
This video introduces motivation and describes self-determination theory. Press the link below
Motivation and Self-Determination
This video explains how to support and leverage achievement goals in the classroom. Press the link below
Achievement Goals in the Classroom
This vides discusses the construct of self-regulation and how to support it in learners. Press the link below
In this video Dr. Heddy talks the theory of Flow, how it relates to motivation and learning, and how to support it in the classroom. Press the link below
This video describes attribution theory and how teachers can use it to support student learning and motivation. Press the link below