What if student motivation didn’t have to be a tug-of-war? In this episode, cognitive psychologist and author Dr. Michelle Miller joins us to explore what happens when faculty stop policing students and start partnering with them. 

We dig into the research behind motivation, the power of learning student names, and small shifts that can make a big difference—for students and instructors. Because motivated students aren’t born—they’re made. 

Whether you're burned out on late work emails or just tired of playing bad cop, this conversation offers a more human way forward.

Guest Bio 

Dr. Michelle Miller is the author of Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology and Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory in a Wired World. Her latest book is A Teacher's Guide to Learning Student Names: Why You Should, Why It's Hard, and How You Can. 

A Professor of Psychological Sciences and President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Northern Arizona University, Dr. Miller writes, teaches, and speaks about maximizing learning in today’s technology-saturated and rapidly-changing world.

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