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 …
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 …
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 …