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Berk, R. A. (2009a). Beyond student ratings: "A whole new world, a new fantastic point of view" Teaching Excellence, 20(1).

Berk, R. A. (2009b). Derogatory and cynical humour in clinical teaching and the workplace: The need for professionalism. Medical Education, 43, 7-9.

Berk, R. A. (2009c). Determining your purpose in a medical career. Journal of Medical Sciences, 2(1), 14 (Abstr.).

Berk, R. A. (2009d). Multimedia teaching with video clips: TV, movies, YouTube, and mtvU in the college classroom. International Journal on Technology in Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 1-21.

Berk, R. A. (2009e). Teaching strategies for the net generation. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching & Learning Journal, 3(2), 1-23.

Berk, R. A. (2009f). A tribute to teaching: Putting it on the line. College Teaching, 57(2), 126-127.

Berk, R. A. (2009g). Using the 360° multisource feedback model to evaluate teaching and professionalism. Medical Teacher. 31, 1073-1080. (http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01421590802572775)

Berk, R. A. (2008a). Crouching professor, hidden peer evaluator. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Spring (49), 5.

Berk, R. A. (2008b). Humor and the net generation. Thriving in Academe, 25(4), 5-8.

Berk, R. A. (2008c). Music and music technology in college teaching: Classical to hip hop across the curriculum. International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 4(1), 45-67.

Berk, R. A. (2008d). Star Tech: The net generation. In C. C. Craig & L. F. Deretchin (Eds.), Teacher education yearbook XVI: Imagining a renaissance in teacher education (pp. 131-145). Lanham, MD: R & L Education.

Berk, R. A. (2007). Humor as an instructional defibrillator. Journal of Health Administration Education, 24(2), 97-116.

Berk, R. A. (2005a). Laughterpiece theatre: Humor as a systematic teaching tool. Teaching Excellence, 17(2).

Berk, R. A. (2005b). Survey of 12 strategies to measure teaching effectiveness. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 17(1), 48-62. (see www.iselt.org/ijthle)

Berk, R. A. (2004a). Coping with the daily stressors of an academic career: Try Mirthium^®. Academic Physician and Scientist, July/August, 2-3. (see www.acphysci.com)

Berk, R. A. (2004b). Research critiques incite words of mass destruction. The Humor Connection, Winter, 8-11.

Berk, R. A. (2001a). The active ingredients in humor: Psychophysiological benefits/risks for older adults. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal, 27, 323-339.

Berk, R. A. (2001b). Using music with demonstrations to trigger laughter and facilitate learning in multiple intelligences. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 12(1), 97-107. (see http://celt.muohio.edu/ject/issue.php?v=12&n=1)

Berk, R. A. (2000). Does humor in course tests reduce anxiety and improve performance? College Teaching, 48, 151-158. (Heldref Publications; see www.heldref.org and http://www.heldref.org/ct.php)

Berk, R. A. (1998). A humorous account of 10 multiple-choice item-flaws that clue testwise students. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 9(2), 93-117. (see http://celt.muohio.edu/ject/issue.php?v=9&n=2)

Berk, R. A. (1996). Student ratings of 10 strategies for using humor in college teaching. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 7(3), 71-92. (see http://celt.muohio.edu/ject/issue.php?v=7&n=3)

Berk, R. A., Berg, J., Mortimer, R., Walton-Moss, B., & Yeo, T. P. (2005). Measuring the effectiveness of faculty mentoring relationships. Academic Medicine, 80, 66-71.
Note: Only mentoring scales attached; AM does not permit article posting.

Berk, R. A., & Nanda, J. P. (2006). A randomized trial of humor effects on test anxiety and test performance. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, 19, 425-454.
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Berk, R. A., & Nanda, J. P. (1998). Effects of jocular instructional methods on attitudes, anxiety, and achievement in statistics courses. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, 11, 383-409.
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Berk, R. A., & Trieber, R. H. (2009). Whose classroom is it, anyway? Improvisation as a teaching tool. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 20(3), 29-60.

Berk, R. A., Naumann, P. L., & Appling, S. E. (2004). Beyond student ratings: Peer observation of classroom and clinical teaching. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 1(1), 1-26.

Graduation Speech

Berk, R. A. (2003, July 25). Graduation Address to Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Accelerated Class of 2003.