Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
Humour as a pedagogical tool can be like walking on a tightrope. If done well, it could enhance learning or at the very least make learning more fun. However, if not done well, it could have disastrous consequences. I remember a few years ago attending a webinar on use of humour and I found it …
Over the past decade, technology has been developing at an overwhelming speed and it is often changing people’s lives to make things easier and better for them. On the other hand, it has taken over control of people’s lives. They cannot go through the day without having to text someone, watch videos, surf the internet …
Nowadays, “gamification” has started to be used frequently in the business world within the marketing, management, health and ecology initiatives. This spreading feature of gamification, arises from its suitable potentials in shaping users behaviour in the right directions. In this context “Foursquare” may be mentioned for shopping, lunch, hotel, and touristic environment searches, “Nike+” for …
Boredom may be the largest pedagogical obstacle to teaching (Smith, 2007), and many believe it is up to teachers to spark students’ interest in classes. One way to ignite students’ enthusiasm is by using humour. In the classroom, humour can create a cheerful learning climate, enhance social bonding through increased student-instructor interaction, add variety to …
There are several ways to interject humour into instruction, and in this section, we offer suggestions for using pedagogical humour in online lectures and examinations. The placement and duration of humour used in online lecture modules are critical to the flow of instruction. Short, simple jokes are most appropriate for the introduction and transitions while …
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 …
In an effort to create a positive learning environment, teachers can address problematic classroom behaviors by developing appropriate relationships with students that help them feel more comfortable in academic settings. Lane, Pierson, Stang, & Carter (2010) examined teachers’ expectations of student behavior. The results reiterated the importance of teacher student interactions. The researchers noted the importance of …
A wide range of humor can be incorporated into the online course, including funny quotes, jokes, and cartoons, and in this section, we identify resources for locating pedagogical humor. When deciding which material to use for the online course, we strongly encourage instructors to consider the guidelines for pedagogical humor mentioned in the previous section. …
On April 14, 2022 in Bulgaria, was held a pilot training for teachers, under Humor in the classroom project. During the training we tested the tools developed by all partners as part of the Manual of good proctices and training program developed in LTT in Slovenia. As a result (in addition to a lot of …
Clear classroom expectations increase the likelihood that students will be successful in understanding what is expected of them. The classroom schedule allows the class members and teacher to anticipate what will happen during a school day. Guidelines for schedule development are as follows. 1) Teachers should seek student suggestions after ruling out nonnegotiable events and …