Humor & Pedagogy: Funny is Not a 4 Letter Word… it’s 5 (EP:06)

Humor & Pedagogy: Funny is Not a Four Letter Word... it's 5
(EP:06) With Suzi Mazzenga, MSIT Humor activates our sense of
wonder, which is where learning begins. Then, why does humor get a
cold shoulder in education? Mounting research continues to support
that integrating positive humor into education improves learning
outcomes in pretty powerful ways. For the love of whimsy! – let’s
get to the bottom of this! In this episode, humor and education
aficionado Suzi Mazzenga chats with Stacy Craft about the art of
making learners laugh – exploring everything from why laughter
works, tips for getting started, to an interesting story about a
tap dancing science teacher with a message. Questions? Feedback?
Ideas? Contact us at edufi@mayo.edu Additional Resources- Readings
and Journals Laughter and Learning: Humor Boosts Retention Liu YP,
Sun L, Wu XF, et al. Use of humour in medical education: a survey
of students and teachers at a medical school in China. BMJ Open.
2017;7(11):e018853. Published 2017 Nov 28.
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018853 Hackathorn, J., Garczynski, A. M.,
Blankmeyer, K., Tennial, R. D., & Solomon, E. D. (2011). All
Kidding Aside: Humor Increases Learning at Knowledge and
Comprehension Levels. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning, 11(4), 116-123.  Videos How to use humor in your
academic or scientific presentation