Comments on: Laugh, and your learners laugh with you. Maybe. http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/ Practical ideas that help you develop lively, powerful elearning. Concisely covers instructional design, authoring tools, and rapid elearning development, with an emphasis on simple, creative ideas that have a big impact. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:42:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Using Humor in eLearning—Dive in, the water’s fine! | Compliance Cartoons http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-17870 Using Humor in eLearning—Dive in, the water’s fine! | Compliance Cartoons Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:54:45 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-17870 [...] did a great job a few years back in her blog “Laugh and your learners laugh with you. Maybe” (http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/). So why reinvent the wheel, I [...] [...] did a great job a few years back in her blog “Laugh and your learners laugh with you. Maybe” (http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/). So why reinvent the wheel, I [...]

]]> By: Janaiah http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-12112 Janaiah Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:58:13 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-12112 I used to have a teacher in my masters in Communication who used to teach Writing for various Media Writing and Film Studies. He used to bring lots of action and emotions on to his face, move his body alot and other things while teaching. We never felt bored in his classes. Sometimes, we felt that we forgot what he taught us. May be this a extreme case. But I am sure if any ID who can balance the action and content on the screen can be a big hit! One of the inspiration our E-Learning can is from Ads. The basic funda of the ads is to show the status of the user before and after the product. In this process, humor is used most of the times.in these ads. I used to have a teacher in my masters in Communication who used to teach Writing for various Media Writing and Film Studies. He used to bring lots of action and emotions on to his face, move his body alot and other things while teaching. We never felt bored in his classes. Sometimes, we felt that we forgot what he taught us. May be this a extreme case. But I am sure if any ID who can balance the action and content on the screen can be a big hit!

One of the inspiration our E-Learning can is from Ads. The basic funda of the ads is to show the status of the user before and after the product. In this process, humor is used most of the times.in these ads.

]]> By: Quintus Joubert http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Quintus Joubert Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:27:12 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-188 Great post Cathy! It inspired me to create a cross post on my blog at: http://www.cybermediacreations.com/2007/10/humor-me.html Keep up the good work. Great post Cathy! It inspired me to create a cross post on my blog at:
http://www.cybermediacreations.com/2007/10/humor-me.html

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Laura Kratochvil http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Laura Kratochvil Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:28:15 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-185 Hmmm....I can't wait for the next issue...More stories from the Dark Side of frustrated eLearning Developer...What about when courses include the obvious viewer/user information like stating "You need Flash 6.3.11.101, electricity (or a really fast pedal), and a computer to view what you are viewing right now". cool thaaaanks. Okay, if I have the Flash, electricity, and the computer (which is obvious if I am reading "this", then why are you telling me this?) We were recently "required" to include this kind of useless information into our training project. ARRGGHH... Hmmm….I can’t wait for the next issue…More stories from the Dark Side of frustrated eLearning Developer…What about when courses include the obvious viewer/user information like stating “You need Flash 6.3.11.101, electricity (or a really fast pedal), and a computer to view what you are viewing right now”. cool thaaaanks. Okay, if I have the Flash, electricity, and the computer (which is obvious if I am reading “this”, then why are you telling me this?) We were recently “required” to include this kind of useless information into our training project. ARRGGHH…

]]> By: 益学会 > OLDaily 中文版 » Blog Archive » 2007年10月3日 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-178 益学会 > OLDaily 中文版 » Blog Archive » 2007年10月3日 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:12:06 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-178 [...] Moore, Making Change October 3, 2007 [原文链接] [Tags: Online Learning] [...] [...] Moore, Making Change October 3, 2007 [原文链接] [Tags: Online Learning] [...]

]]> By: knewd » Blog Archive » links for 2007-10-04 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-177 knewd » Blog Archive » links for 2007-10-04 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:19:45 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-177 [...] Using humor in elearning » Making Change Learners will feel connected with you if they think you understand them. The kind of humor you use will show whether you have that understanding. (tags: design web2.0 blogs elearning ict education) [...] [...] Using humor in elearning » Making Change Learners will feel connected with you if they think you understand them. The kind of humor you use will show whether you have that understanding. (tags: design web2.0 blogs elearning ict education) [...]

]]> By: Ron Lubensky http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Ron Lubensky Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:55:50 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-176 The Australian stereotype is irreverent. Many elearning products play up to this in cartoons, stories or instructions which poke gentle fun at "the way we do things now" or the demands of power interests (for example), although few as marvellous as <a href="http://blog.cathy-moore.com.php5-12.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/tabloid_sept.png" rel="nofollow">this mock tabloid cover</a>. However, my feeling is that there is increasing multicultural diversity (a good thing in itself) and an increasingly competitive and class-building nature of business and social endeavour (not so good), that people are generally becoming more earnest in their own learning pursuits and in how they expect others to learn. The patronising "we know and we're going to tell you how" ethic of teaching and learning also persists and flattens creative possibilities. So I think we need more humour in learning materials to help encourage brave critical thinking and dialogue. But I think the risk of putting people offside is higher now too, so the learning provider needs courage too. The Australian stereotype is irreverent. Many elearning products play up to this in cartoons, stories or instructions which poke gentle fun at “the way we do things now” or the demands of power interests (for example), although few as marvellous as this mock tabloid cover. However, my feeling is that there is increasing multicultural diversity (a good thing in itself) and an increasingly competitive and class-building nature of business and social endeavour (not so good), that people are generally becoming more earnest in their own learning pursuits and in how they expect others to learn. The patronising “we know and we’re going to tell you how” ethic of teaching and learning also persists and flattens creative possibilities. So I think we need more humour in learning materials to help encourage brave critical thinking and dialogue. But I think the risk of putting people offside is higher now too, so the learning provider needs courage too.

]]> By: Janet Clarey http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Janet Clarey Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:13:15 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-173 How do I subscribe to the e-learning informer magazine? : ) How do I subscribe to the e-learning informer magazine? : )

]]> By: Cathy Moore http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Cathy Moore Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:03:19 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-172 Thanks for the comments. I've also heard the argument that humor is bad because "we need the learners to take the topic seriously." My (usually ineffectual) response is that a "serious" approach to a topic can often be a boring and ignored approach--learners click through the course just to get it done. If humor will make the course more effective, then humor helps an important topic get the attention it needs. I think an additional challenge we have is the lack of a singular human "voice" in most elearning. Sir Ken Robinson has personality, but the typical authorial voice in elearning has none. Thanks for the comments. I’ve also heard the argument that humor is bad because “we need the learners to take the topic seriously.” My (usually ineffectual) response is that a “serious” approach to a topic can often be a boring and ignored approach–learners click through the course just to get it done. If humor will make the course more effective, then humor helps an important topic get the attention it needs.

I think an additional challenge we have is the lack of a singular human “voice” in most elearning. Sir Ken Robinson has personality, but the typical authorial voice in elearning has none.

]]> By: Karyn Romeis http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2007/09/laugh-and-your-learners-laugh-with-you-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Karyn Romeis Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:34:22 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=100#comment-171 I have always used humour to good effect in the classroom, but humour in online learning is a hard sell. We recently put forward a proposal to a client to use cartoons in an online learning solution we were designing. They rejected it out of hand, because they wanted the concept taken seriously. The odd thing was, we weren't even planning to make the cartoons funny - just explanatory! In another solution, one of my colleagues used a comic strip approach to cover information security, to brilliant effect. It is by far my favourite of all the materials we have ever produced. I like the idea of suggesting a specific humorous approach, rather than just saying "let's be funny". I think it's important to find a way to give the learner a mental hook to hang the new information on, and images and humour have a way of providing that. Love the tabloid, by the way! I have always used humour to good effect in the classroom, but humour in online learning is a hard sell. We recently put forward a proposal to a client to use cartoons in an online learning solution we were designing. They rejected it out of hand, because they wanted the concept taken seriously. The odd thing was, we weren’t even planning to make the cartoons funny – just explanatory! In another solution, one of my colleagues used a comic strip approach to cover information security, to brilliant effect. It is by far my favourite of all the materials we have ever produced.

I like the idea of suggesting a specific humorous approach, rather than just saying “let’s be funny”. I think it’s important to find a way to give the learner a mental hook to hang the new information on, and images and humour have a way of providing that.

Love the tabloid, by the way!

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