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Download full textNasiri, Fuzhan; Mafakheri, Fereshteh – Higher Education Studies, 2015
This article will review the issues surrounding the use of humor as an informal teaching method in higher education lecturing. The impact and usefulness of humor, from both a teacher's and a student's perspective, will be investigated. The aim is to classify the challenges and limitations of using humor in classrooms and to investigate and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, College Students, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewedTrefts, Kristin; Blakeslee, Sarah – RSR: Reference Services Review, 2000
Discussion of academic library instruction focuses on the use of humor to make it more effective. Highlights include a literature review on humor in education, as a communication device, and use in the business sector; a stand-up comedy workshop; lecture humor; and humorous active learning activities. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Comedy, Communication (Thought Transfer)
