Using Humor to Engage Students

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Channel: MIT OpenCourseWare · 2017 · Education

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MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2014
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/5-111F14
Instructor: Catherine Drennan

In this video, Catherine Drennan explains how she uses humor to engage students and to help them remember curricular content.

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