Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
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 …
Today’s math curriculum is teaching students to expect — and excel at — paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think.
JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies) Math is a mathematics teaching system dedicated to developing the potential of each child. It achieves its goals by promoting an understanding of mathematics and a love of it – both in students and in their teachers. JUMP Math is a complete system – it contains materials for students and …
At the Harbour School in Hong Kong, TED Senior Fellow Cesar Harada teaches citizen science and invention to the next generation of environmentalists. He’s moved his classroom into an industrial mega-space where imaginative kids work with wood, metal, chemistry, biology, optics and, occasionally, power tools to create solutions to the threats facing the world’s oceans. …
We know that children like adults have different learning styles, so use different teaching approaches and include activities in which children get up and move around the room. This can be just a moment for a short break, with learning activities included or a longer activity in which students have to be divided into groups. …