What's the purpose?

The purpose of this blog is to share my thoughts and ideas on instructional strategies.  I am in the process of completing my Provincial Instructor Diploma at VCC.  The course I am taking now is called PIDP 3250 Instructional Stratigies and one of the assignments is to manage a blog.  Over the next few months I will be adding content from the course to this blog as well as my own thoughts and reflections.  In the mean time here is a link to some tips for improving student motivation in class.
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/21-simple-ideas-to-improve-student-motivatio/