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There’s also the Simpsons episode when Homer goes to night class in order to complete necessary courses to graduate High School. After the teacher has explained about the class and how this is his first class for a while after time off because his wife died Homer puts his hand up and asks Is this in the test? When he’s told its not the camera closes in on him crossing out Dead Wife on his note pad! Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Nov 2017, at 6:00 pm, David Baume <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Colleagues > > My own Peanuts favourite: > > Lucy is at her desk in class > > In each each of the first three frames, looking towards the teacher, she says variants of “Wow, I really appreciate that!” > > In the 4th frame, she turns to us and says “I really love art appreciation class!” > > (For me, this is another one about the value of clear learning outcomes) > > David > > > > > > From: SEDA JISCMAIL <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of "Lea, John ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: "Lea, John ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sunday, 26 November 2017 at 17:03 > To: SEDA JISCMAIL <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Academic Jokes for Development Event > > This one’s for Groucho Rust! Hope this cheers you up a bit. > > > > Not so much a joke but an amusing cartoon (or not?). I used to get a lot of mileage from it when introducing issues in assessment. You may know it. Copyright Charles Schulz, naturally. > > > > And, lest we forget: > > > > Old lecturers don’t die, they just go on and on... > > > > Boom, boom! > > > > That last bit wasn’t for you Chris! > > > > Best > > > > John > > > > John Lea > > > > From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Magdalene McShane <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: 24 November 2017 17:22 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Academic Jokes for Development Event > > Great way to see out a somewhat challenging week!! > > Keep them coming folks and have a great weekend > > Dr Magdalene McShane > Independent HE Consultant > > Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat - F. Scott Fitzgerald > > Sent from my iPhone which I love!! > > > On 24 Nov 2017, at 17:09, Martin Compton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Hello all > > > > My tuppence worth- these are the Tommy Cooper/ Ronnie Barker type jokes I grew up on so no lightbulbs I'm afraid. > > > > Student complains about lecturer who wears a cloak with a huge cowl that bounces around distractingly when he lectures. The lecturer, when challenged to stop wearing the offending item, says "I can't; it's my livelihood.' > > > > One of our academics chopped off one of his trouser legs and donated it to the university library saying: "That's a turn up for the books." > > > > Our chemistry team have published a new text that they hope will be successful- it's called ' adhesives, bonding agents and glue'. I couldn't put it down. > > > > 5 Maths professors walk into a bar. Landlord says 'sorry ladies and gents but I can only serve 3.1415926 of you". One prof looks puzzled and says, "Sorry can you repeat that?' Landlord says, " clearly not". > > > > best wishes > > > > Martin