Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
According Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development study, students in OECD countries receive an average of 7 590 hours of compulsory instruction during their primary and lower secondary education. Though classroom structure remains synonymous, it’s formative design has the power to discourage or invigorate students. Classroom decor can have a subtle, yet longstanding effect on the learning …
From 23 to 29 January, in Maribor, Slovenia was held Humour project LTT activities. The participants of the training were country promoters – schools teachers and members of partners’ internal team. During the training we created awareness and knowledge about the possible use of humour in the educational process and get innovative approaches to easier …
Interest in positive psychology, and its application in education, health, communities and organisations, has grown exponentially over the last 15 years. The goal of positive psychology is to provide the conditions and processes that contribute to flourishing or optimal functioning of people, groups and institutions.The PROSPER framework is an organiser for positive psychological interventions that …
There are several benefits of instructors writing their own humor, such as adding a more personalized touch to the humor and better fitting the humor to match the tone and content of the course. To assist instructors with the preparation of original material or to edit the work of others, we describe briefly the process …
Boredom is one of the greatest enemies of successful learning. This happens , mainly, when students predict what will happen next in the classroom. Students frequently know what will occur next because it will be the same as what happened in the previous session and a whole string of sessions before. This predictability is the …
Teachers are constantly looking for solutions, methods, and tools that make teaching more effective. Teachers must constantly strive to use methods and tools that promote or maintain the effectiveness of teaching. The effectiveness of using humour has been studied by several researchers (Jonas 2000; Gorham and Christophel 2009; Tisljár 2011; Lazarus, Role, and Genga 2011). …
In recent years, online learning has been broadly preferred due to the expanding interest for diverse instructional purposes. Many higher education institutions benefit from the potential of online learning by implementing a variety of learning environments. Asynchronous online learning is preferred over other forms of online learning in the education of large masses. In asynchronous …
Teachers and students share the belief that learning should be fun. Award-winning educators encourage the use of humor to create an inviting classroom environment (e.g., Buskist, 2002; Roth, 1997), and students believe that classroom humor relieves stress, improves attention, and enhances learning (Gorham & Christophel, 1990; Wanzer & Frymier, 1999; White, 2001). Although many empirical …
There are several ways to interject humor into instruction, and in this section, we offer suggestions for using pedagogical humor in online lectures and examinations. The placement and duration of humor used in online lecture modules are critical to the flow of instruction. Short, simple jokes are most appropriate for the introduction and transitions while …
On 04.09.2021, Turk Egitim-Sen Konya 2 Nolu Sube Baskanligi presented to its members the first intellectual result of the „HUMOUR in the classroom” project – ” Manual of Good Practices”. The guide was presented to more than 100 teachers from the Syndicate, by Filiz Ekenler, a member of the Board of Directors of Turk Egitim-Sen …