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Publication Date: 2000
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Did You Hear the One about the Boolean Operators? Incorporating Comedy into Library Instruction.
Trefts, Kristin; Blakeslee, Sarah
RSR: Reference Services Review, v28 n4 p369-77 2000
Discussion of academic library instruction focuses on the use of humor to make it more effective. Highlights include a literature review on humor in education, as a communication device, and use in the business sector; a stand-up comedy workshop; lecture humor; and humorous active learning activities. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Comedy, Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Humor, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation, Learning Activities, Lecture Method, Library Instruction, Literature Reviews, Workshops
Available electronically: http://www.emerald-library.com
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Language: English
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