Laughter @ U of A – Wednesday, September 8 @ 12:10 p.m.

Come join us for laughter exercises, gentle stretching, breathing and discussion of attitudes to bring more laughter and humour into your life. In the Education Building on the University of Alberta campus. “Kiva” ED N2-103

September Laughter Club

Our next meeting is Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 12:10 to 12:50p.m.  Our location is “Kiva” (N2-103) in the Education Building on the U of A campus.

If you are walking to Kiva from the Hospital (or South), cross 87 Ave. and enter the Education Building. Go to the 2nd Floor North and find N2-103.

Tentatively we will meet the first Wednesday of October, November, & December @ 12:10 in Kiva.

Alberta Cardiology Conference

Cardiologists, physicians and allied health professionals in Alberta will get an update on new developments in cardiology and emerging trends in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease–including this session on  laughter/humor

Health Work Wellness Conference

HUMOR: How to Use Mirth for Organizational Results

Exhilarated Learning!

Play. Laugh. Learn…Not just for pre-school anymore.

You’ve heard that children have short attention spans. We all do. We just don’t whine and complain when forced to sit still and listen for extended periods.

We also spend too much of our lives in our heads, so my workshops address the whole person (thinking, feeling, and action). You can count on an experience and not a lecture. Laughter, music, moving, interacting. FUN Read more

Society for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education

Exploring, Shaping, and Knowing Student Engagement? HMM: Creative Teaching and Learning with Humor, Music, and Movement
Billy Strean, University of Alberta
With growing concerns about student engagement, the theme of creative teaching and learning provides an excellent catalyst to consider methods that enhance students’ classroom experiences. Good teaching is akin to weaving a fabric of connectedness between student, teacher, and subject (Palmer, 2007). Teacher-student connection and student engagement are the two most important ingredients in teaching (Lowman, 1995). This workshop will explore three effective methods of weaving the fabric and engaging students. The session will model how to use humor, music, and movement to deepen learning while adding energy, engagement, and interaction. A short review of research supporting the methods explored in this session will include humor, music clips, and activities so participants will get the students’ perspective of the advantage of these approaches. Participants will work individually and in small groups to explore and shape how they can use their creativity to bring these methods into their own courses.
The workshop will contain several other activities using humor, music, and movement to energize the participants throughout the half-day session.

Thinking Qualitatively

Workshop at the conference on the use of questions in Qualitative Research

Alberta School Board Association

Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training

Become a laughter yoga leader. A fun-filled laughter fest of learning. Sign up now. Read more

Laughter Yoga @ Leduc Library

A great opportunity to learn about the benefits of laughter and to enjoy a laughter yoga session. Wednesday, April 7 @ 7pm, Leduc Library

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