I teach IT courses in the areas of web design and development, database design, multimedia and programming. All these courses are very practical in nature and most entail logical challenges for which students need to find creative solutions. I teach students from Year 1 to Year 4 in their bachelor program. Needless to say, the teaching and assessing strategies differ as students progress in their studies. Why do students learn? - Mostly students learn to get good grades, to progress to the next semester, get a good job - all extrinsic factors. Learning is just a way to achieve their goal. Learning in this case is not deep and does not last for long! There are very few students who are who are passionate about their learning motivated by intrinsic factors such as gaining knowledge, curiosity, expanding their skills, interest etc. As educators we try to foster deeper learning by making learning fun and authentic at the same time, by creating good and engaging ...