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What if you could be much a funnier and more effective Biology teacher than you are today?
The Biology teaching world has been waiting for this book: Hundreds of insights and funny examples of how you can create humor, deliver humor and be a likable teacher (and get promoted faster!).
You need to engage your Biology students. You need to know how to make 'em laugh.
Whether you're a new Biology teacher/faculty just starting out or a professor looking to use humor for your next "serious" lecture, this book is for you.
This book is NOT about boring academic theories. Reading it, not only will you learn how to discover practical humor techniques and teaching strategies to dramatically improve your sense of humor, you'll also have plenty of healthy laughs along the way.
In this hilarious and easy to read book, you will get answers to hundreds of questions such as:
• How to use humorous video clips to introduce biology topics and establish a connection between students and the course material? Exactly how to introduce the topics of the brain, kidneys, pathogens, enzymes, biotechnology, cell transport with a sense of humor? (Chapter 1);
• Exactly how to make the comedy of studying biological sciences? What's the little-known trick to be funnier? How to benefit from student feedback? How to use humor to defuse tense situations? (Chapter 2);
• How to use humor to promote learning? How to use student input to provide the best educational and hilarious outcomes? (Chapter 3);
• How to use funny stories to explain biological/Darwinian concepts? How can historical images be used in the biological class? (Chapter 4);
• How (and when to) use humor to teach sensitive topics? How we can role model it with our teaching by being fearless and transparent about our intentions with humor? (Chapter 5);
• Why are you are beginning your teaching career during biology's "golden age"? How to use funny TV shows to teach biological topics? (Chapter 6);
• How to teach with abandon and take risks? Exactly how to put risk-taking into humorous action? How to get the fun outcome you want? How to be comfortable laughing at yourself? (Chapter 7);
• Exactly how to teach with a sense of humor? What are creative humor, thoughtful humor, relevant humor, and memorable humor? How to use stock jokes in the classroom? (Chapter 8);
• Why using humour in the classroom can be a good idea? How to use humor more effectively? (Chapter 9);
• How opening to humor in lectures can help earn you teaching awards? How to set up assumptions, violate them with revealing punchlines, and increase student appreciation? (Chapter 10);
• What are top 10 humor techniques? Why should you memorize certain jokes and funny stories? How to infuse humor in your writing and presentation or lecture? (Chapter 11).
If you want to minimize the teacher burnout and improve your teaching effectiveness, you could hire a bunch of professional development consultants - or you could just read this book.
It's never too late to improve your own sense of humor even if you're not all that funny. Take this book as your professional development guide.
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