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ASCD: 8 Strategies for Using Humor to Improve Learning
 
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The presenter is Peter Jonas, PhD, Cardinal Stritch University.   He teaches research and statistics on the weekends in Packers, Bears, and Giants territory. Hence, he's mastered the art of using humor in the classroom to keep students' attention.
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Research shows: after 10 min, 10% are drifting off.   After 15 minutes, 10% more will be taking mental vacations.   You have limited time to capture and hold students' attention.
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"Once you get people laughing, they're listening and you can tell them almost anything." This session will explore why that's true, from a brain-based perspective.
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No such thing as a right brain/left brain person: whole brain has to work together.
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Tomorrow, we will remember less than 1% of our experiences from today.
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Don't worry if you're not funny: people remember content 16% better when humor is used, even when the humor sucks and they don't laugh.
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They remember 30% better when your stuff IS funny.
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Stuff that's funny connects with our lives. It's that connection that makes humorous material easier to learn.
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Humor builds culture.   You share jokes with friends, and people you'd like to be friends with. It build rapport. Let kids do this in the classroom!
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Men like simple jokes based on low-brow humor, women like to 'reach' for the joke. Yeah, I needed a researcher to tell me THAT.
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