Open AccessThe Value of Classroom Humor
Author(s) -
Nichols Richard J.,
Amick Beverley T.,
Healy Madelyn
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.1994.tb00275.x
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , medical education , computer science , medicine , machine learning
This article provides a model workshop which faculty developers can present to make the case for faculty to use humor as an aid to student learning. The uses of humor, the potential for it to be harmful, the benefits of humor when effectively used, and guidelines for classroom use are addressed.