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Reeves, Carol – College Teaching, 1996
Encouraging students' use of satire, irony, and parody in college writing assignments is recommended to help students voice their concerns, think critically, and discover how a form of discourse contributes to both form and substance of the writing. Samples of student work illustrating the effectiveness of this approach are offered. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Humor

Korobkin, Debra – College Teaching, 1988
Shared laughter is a powerful way to reinforce learning, and it helps to make tasks less laborious and threatening. Humor, retention, anxiety; engaging in spontaneous and planned humor; concerns about humor use; and personal humor growth and integration with instruction are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students