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"Everyone's a Comedian." No Really, They Are: Using Humor in the Online and Traditional Classroom
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Smith, Victoria D.; Wortley, Amy – Journal of Instructional Research, 2017
The effects of the incorporation of instructor humor in both the traditional and online classroom settings was examined. Students react to instructor humor in positive ways that demonstrate both increased engagement with the material and increased information recall following the use of instructor humor in lecture. Challenges of instructor and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Humor, Conventional Instruction, Learner Engagement