Make ’em laugh: why university teaching needs humour

First international conference on how jokes can improve teaching in higher education was inspired by a lecturer’s drab college course

Published on
May 23, 2024
Last updated
July 26, 2024
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Print headline: Funny stuff helps to lift a lecture

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#1 Submitted by m.o.... on May 23, 2024 - 7:07pm
Humour pedagogy sounds great but the risk is that a joke or pun can easily be misinterpreted or taken out of context. Something to be wary of.

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