This serious look at humor for the practicing performance technologist reviews reasons for using humor in instruction, summarizes existing theories of humor, and outlines some steps toward a method for adding humor to instruction. Three tables illustrating heuristic approaches to humorous instruction are included. (Author/JL)

Defines virtual reality and describes its application to psychomotor skills training. A description of a system that could be used to teach a college course in physical therapy, including the use of miniature computer workstation, sensory gloves, a programmable mannequin, and other existing technology, is provided. (Contains 10 references.) (KRN)

The Socratic method of teaching, which uses open-ended questions asked in a logical sequence, is discussed. Suggestions for structuring curriculum content around seven adult learning principles and Socratic process analysis systems for student motivation are included. (SLW)