1. as an interactive teaching/training style for adult learners
Humor
as an interactive teaching/training style for adult learners
The overall project idea is to develop methods how to motivate learners to learn. Target group: educators, teachers, trainers
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2. Defining humor
“Humor is conceptually defined as an attitude, a perspective, a set of skills that can help a person to achieve important goals in life. Humor certainly includes jokes, but it goes way beyond joke-telling” (Goodman, 2005:6).
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3. Why use it as a tool? Drop-out rates Intrinsic motivation
Adult Education
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4. Alternative ways Learner’s needs
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5. Rational thinking  Feelings
Empathy;
Level of attention;
Safe and enjoyable envirnment
Relief the anxiety and stress
SOCIAL POSITIVE AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
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6. Negative humor “an attitude or perspective that is intended to be little, ridicule, discriminate and encourage negativity amongst adult learners. Negative humor is disruptive and can divide them” (Kelly, 2005:2)
Positive humor “An attitude or perspective that will reduce the tension in class/training. Adult learners feel relaxed and accepted so they can answer questions easily because they feel less intimidated”. (Goodman, 2005:5)
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7. Positive humor when well used…
Can indicate a signal of passion from the educator’s side for teach;
On that way, it will help adult learners to fall in love with the content and their own learning
(regarding them as human beings whose learning needs are to be met and not as objects who must be fed with book knowledge
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8. Positive humor when well used…
Sustain interest and deep learning,
increasing the learning by itself;
the self-motivation of the learners;
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9. While everyone is more engaged on the learning process!
Increase the class attendance, And increase the divergent thinking;
While everyone is more engaged on the learning process!
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10. Little introducing story
How??
Little introducing story
Body movement
« linking » games
Music
A short personal debriefing of how the class can be
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11. Laughing with the students self-deprecating humor
How??
Laughing with the students
Energizers
Cartoons
Storytelling
self-deprecating humor
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12. “When properly used, humor can be an effective tool to make a class more enjoyable, reduce anxiety and improve the learning setting. The ‘ha ha’ of humor in the classroom may indeed contribute to the ‘aha’ of learning from the student.” (Drew C. Appleby, PhD)
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13. Prerequisits To know what is funny; To know the audience; 1 2
 Use humor is not just a question of personality. Some teachers/trainers will do it naturally, without any particular methods, but it is also a skill than can be developed. 1 2
Trust environment
Be adaptable
Build group cohesion
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14. Using humor on learning environments…
Relaxed and caring atmosphere where learning can be enhanced and appreciated;
~ thinking becomes eminent and where criticism and values can be expressed and mistakes pointed out without destroying the learners’ self-image ~
Trusting relationship between the educator and the learners!
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15. What makes adult learners gain confidence and be eager to learn more, they feel more comfortable and more conducive to cooperate!
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