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Articles in 2009 (download Articles):
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 classroom. International Journal of 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., & Trieber, R. H. (2009). Whose classroom is it, anyway? Improvisation as a teaching tool. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 20(3), 29-60.
CDs: Coming in 2009-2010
A CD series on Humor and Multimedia
- Top 10 Factors for Successful Humor in the Classroom
- Top 10 Tips for Delivering Humor in the Classroom
- Top 10 Tips on Choosing Appropriate Humor Material
- Top 10 Tips on Preparing, Practicing, and Performing Humor in the Classroom
- Top 12 Techniques for Using Music to Improve Learning
- Six Steps to Creating TV, Movie, and Broadway Parodies
- Top 12 Techniques for Using Video Clips to Improve Learning
Books:
Berk, R. A. (in preparation). Teaching strategies for the net generation: Using humor, music, videos, and improvisation in the classroom.
Berk, R. A. (2009). Top secret tips for successful humor in the workplace. Columbia, MD: Coventry Press.
Berk, R. A. (2009). The five-minute time manager for college students. Columbia, MD: Coventry Press.
New Presentations (see Abstracts):
Humor and Multimedia as Teaching Tools for the Net Generation
Teaching Strategies for the Net Generation
Finding Your Passion and Unique Purpose in the Right Career
Music as a Teaching Tool: Classical to Hip-Hop across the Curriculum
Teaching with Video Clips: TV, Movies, YouTube, and mtvU in the Classroom
Music and Animation to Resuscitate Dead PowerPoint®Words
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Professor Emeritus
Biostatistics and Measurement
The Johns Hopkins University
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