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Direct linkErdogdu, Fatih; Çakiroglu, Ünal – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2021
The primary goal of the study is to investigate the effect of the usage of humor on behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement in online learning. Humorous elements were integrated into the online learning components. The mixed-method study was conducted over 14 weeks with the participation of 74 university students in an online university…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Humor, Assignments, Online Courses
Smith, Jonathan Z.; Pearson, Thomas; Gallagher, Eugene V.; Jensen, Tim; Fujiwara, Satoko – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2014
This interview was recorded in November 2012 in Jonathan Z. Smith's Hyde Park graystone. Professor Smith offers insights into how he thinks about his classroom teaching and his students' learning through descriptions of various assignments and classroom activities he has developed over more than forty years of teaching. The discussion…
Descriptors: Religious Education, College Instruction, Assignments, Class Activities
Peer reviewedHashimoto, I. – Rhetoric Review, 1986
Suggests, on a humorous note, a game-plan for assignment justification and elaboration that utilizes, in a constructive and professional manner, the best of what is known about assignment-making. (EL)
Descriptors: Assignments, College English, English Instruction, Humor
Peer reviewedFletcher, J. B. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1987
Details (facetiously) a study that examines why English students do not turn their work in on time. Concludes that numerous distractions, such as "Dear Abby," are responsible for sidetracking students doing research. (NKA)
Descriptors: Assignments, Behavior Patterns, English Instruction, Humor
