instructional humor – Comedy Writing Secrets

Online Learning

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…

Mark ShatzSeptember 28, 2026

Online Learning

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…

Mark ShatzSeptember 28, 2026

Online Learning

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…

Mark ShatzSeptember 27, 2026

Online Learning

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…

Mark ShatzSeptember 25, 2026

Online Learning

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…

Mark ShatzSeptember 21, 2024