Using humor in the classroom.

1. Humor in the classroom: From ha! Ha! To aha!

2. Humor is…

8. Sense of Humor

9. …use of humor…

10. Humor in the classroom offers benefits….

13. Alleviates pain, tension, fear, anxiety, and depression

15. Helps cope with stress

16. Alleviates pain, tension, fear, anxiety, and depression

18. Reverses negatively conditioned feelings

19. Helps cope with stress

20. Alleviates pain, tension, fear, anxiety, and depression

22. Enhances students’ well-being

23. Reverses negatively conditioned feelings

24. Helps cope with stress

25. Alleviates pain, tension, fear, anxiety, and depression

28. Encourages a sense of trust

30. Establishes professional relationships with students

31. Encourages a sense of trust

33. Breaks the ice

34. Establishes professional relationships with students

35. Encourages a sense of trust

37. Reduces fear and tension

38. Breaks the ice

39. Establishes professional relationships with students

40. Encourages a sense of trust

42. Reveals the humanness of instructors

43. Reduces fear and tension

44. Breaks the ice

45. Establishes professional relationships with students

46. Encourages a sense of trust

48. Breeches the gap between instructors and students

49. Reveals the humanness of instructors

50. Reduces fear and tension

51. Breaks the ice

52. Establishes professional relationships with students

53. Encourages a sense of trust

56. Enhances boring or dreaded subjects

58. Increases student attention and motivation

59. Enhances boring or dreaded subjects

61. Elevates confidence

62. Increases student attention and motivation

63. Enhances boring or dreaded subjects

65. Inspires creativity

66. Elevates confidence

67. Increases student attention and motivation

68. Enhances boring or dreaded subjects

70. Facilitates comprehension of course materials

71. Inspires creativity

72. Elevates confidence

73. Increases student attention and motivation

74. Enhances boring or dreaded subjects

76. Assists in problem-solving

77. Facilitates comprehension of course materials

78. Inspires creativity

79. Elevates confidence

80. Increases student attention and motivation

81. Enhances boring or dreaded subjects

84. Some humor can be… ..offensive and unfitting…

85. Drawbacks on learning…

86. Drawbacks on learning… Degrading remarks

87. Drawbacks on learning… Degrading remarks Offensive humor

88. Drawbacks on learning… Degrading remarks Offensive humor Excessive humor

89. Degrading remarks… Gender – Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

90. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

91. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

92. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

93. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

94. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

95. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

96. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

97. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

98. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

99. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

100. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

101. Degrading remarks… Gender– Ethnicity – Nationality – Religion – Creed – Political Affiliation – Sexual Orientation – Student Stereotypes – College Life Stereotypes – Intelligence – Physical Appearance – Embarrassing Stories – Poking Fun at Mistakes and Ignorant Behaviors

102. Offensive humor… Sexual – Morbid – Vulgar – Sarcasm – Metaphor – Cynical Thinking

103. Offensive humor… Sexual– Morbid – Vulgar – Sarcasm – Metaphor – Cynical Thinking

104. Offensive humor… Sexual– Morbid– Vulgar – Sarcasm – Metaphor – Cynical Thinking

105. Offensive humor… Sexual– Morbid– Vulgar – Sarcasm – Metaphor – Cynical Thinking

106. Offensive humor… Sexual– Morbid– Vulgar – Sarcasm – Metaphor – Cynical Thinking

107. Offensive humor… Sexual– Morbid– Vulgar – Sarcasm – Metaphor – Cynical Thinking

108. Excessive humor…

109. or

112. How to…

113. Step 1: Smile and be lighthearted

114. Step 2: Be spontaneous/natural

115. Step 3: Foster an informal climate

116. Step 4: Begin class with a…

117. Step 5: Use stories and experiences…

118. Step 6: Relate things to life…

119. Step 7: Plan lectures in short segments…

120. Step 8: Encourage a give-and-take climate

121. Step 9: Ask students to supply stories…

122. Step 10: Tell a joke or two…

124. or

125. Appropriate Humor… Humor related to course material Funny props to illustrate a concept Jokes related to course content Humorous story related to course content Acts out course material Student role-play Creative and funny language Jokes or stories

126. Appropriate Humor… Humor related to course material Funny props to illustrate a concept Jokes related to course content Humorous story related to course content Acts out course material Student role-play Creative and funny language Jokes or stories

127. Appropriate Humor… Humor related to course material Funny props to illustrate a concept Jokes related to course content Humorous story related to course content Acts out course material Student role-play Creative and funny language Jokes or stories

128. Appropriate Humor… Humor related to course material Funny props to illustrate a concept Jokes related to course content Humorous story related to course content Acts out course material Student role-play Creative and funny language Jokes or stories

129. Appropriate Humor… Humor related to course material Funny props to illustrate a concept Jokes related to course content Humorous story related to course content Acts out course material Student role-play Creative and funny language Jokes or stories

130. Appropriate Humor… Humor related to course material Funny props to illustrate a concept Jokes related to course content Humorous story related to course content Acts out course material Student role-play Creative and funny language Jokes or stories

131. Appropriate Humor… Humor related to course material Funny props to illustrate a concept Jokes related to course content Humorous story related to course content Acts out course material Student role-play Creative and funny language Jokes or stories

132. Appropriate Humor… Humor related to course material Funny props to illustrate a concept Jokes related to course content Humorous story related to course content Acts out course material Student role-play Creative and funny language Jokes or stories

133. Inappropriate Humor… Vulgar language or nonverbal behaviors Referencing drinking or getting drunk Talking about drugs or illegal activities Picking on students about their intelligence Comments about students’ life or interests Singling out students for how they look Teases student about gender, religion, etc. Uses jokes to target homosexuality

134. Inappropriate Humor… Vulgar language or nonverbal behaviors Referencing drinking or getting drunk Talking about drugs or illegal activities Picking on students about their intelligence Comments about students’ life or interests Singling out students for how they look Teases student about gender, religion, etc. Uses jokes to target homosexuality

135. Inappropriate Humor… Vulgar language or nonverbal behaviors Referencing drinking or getting drunk Talking about drugs or illegal activities Picking on students about their intelligence Comments about students’ life or interests Singling out students for how they look Teases student about gender, religion, etc. Uses jokes to target homosexuality

136. Inappropriate Humor… Vulgar language or nonverbal behaviors Referencing drinking or getting drunk Talking about drugs or illegal activities Picking on students about their intelligence Comments about students’ life or interests Singling out students for how they look Teases student about gender, religion, etc. Uses jokes to target homosexuality

137. Inappropriate Humor… Vulgar language or nonverbal behaviors Referencing drinking or getting drunk Talking about drugs or illegal activities Picking on students about their intelligence Comments about students’ life or interests Singling out students for how they look Teases student about gender, religion, etc. Uses jokes to target homosexuality

138. Inappropriate Humor… Vulgar language or nonverbal behaviors Referencing drinking or getting drunk Talking about drugs or illegal activities Picking on students about their intelligence Comments about students’ life or interests Singling out students for how they look Teases student about gender, religion, etc. Uses jokes to target homosexuality

139. Inappropriate Humor… Vulgar language or nonverbal behaviors Referencing drinking or getting drunk Talking about drugs or illegal activities Picking on students about their intelligence Comments about students’ life or interests Singling out students for how they look Teases student about gender, religion, etc. Uses jokes to target homosexuality

140. Inappropriate Humor… Vulgar language or nonverbal behaviors Referencing drinking or getting drunk Talking about drugs or illegal activities Picking on students about their intelligence Comments about students’ life or interests Singling out students for how they look Teases student about gender, religion, etc. Uses jokes to target homosexuality

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