In the March 2011 issue of JOLT magazine (http://jolt.merlot.org)
Donna Gayle Anderson Instructor, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX 75429 USA donna_anderson@tamu-commerce.edu
reports on adding humor to a class with low student retention, Production Operations Management.
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol7no1/anderson_0311.htm
I was interested because humor can be a tricky thing online. What the author did was link to YouTube videos that showed humorous situations of production operations such as an "I Love Lucy" segment on Lucy's schedule. The retention in the class improved significantly and students felt they were welcome. Of course the author also notes that she was an active participant in the class, which does make a difference.
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