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Teaching in the TikTok Era

I have an AARP card, which means I’m officially banned from Snapchat, TikTok, and most other social media platforms. The one exception is Facebook, which…

September 28, 2026

The Low Bar of Online Humor

The context of online teaching changes humor expectations. Students assume their instructors will be serious and scholarly. At the same time, most people expect online…

September 28, 2026

Who’s on the Exam?

From a student’s perspective, there’s nothing fun about taking a test. Yet research and classroom experience suggest that students actually appreciate exams that contain small…

September 27, 2026

Educational Tinder

“I will never forget my first day of school. My mom woke me up, got me dressed, made my bed, and fed me. Man, did…

September 25, 2026

Say What?

Which sentence works better? Humor augments pedagogy with asynchronous and synchronous elements to create a rich educational tapestry and an enhanced instructional environment. Humor makes…

September 21, 2024