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To Improv, or Not to Improv: Improving Economics Teaching
and Learning with Improv Theater
Simon Halliday, Smith College [email protected]
James Tierney, Penn State University [email protected]
Introduction
• Who are these yahoos? • What teaching have they done?• How have they been involved in theatre?
Motivation
• For instructors– Improv can help you be more comfortable in front
of the classroom– Improv can help you with colleagues and
administration that may be hard to work with…….
Motivation
• For students– Improv can teach them that failing is ok– Improv can teach them problem solving skills– Improv can teach them valuable communications
skills needed for today’s business world
Participation
• Zoom, Schwartz, Profigliano– Failing is O.K.– Being comfortable with failing will lead to taking
bigger risk taking
Participation
• Fortunately, Unfortunately– Be able to think on your feet.– Solve problems fast and think outside the box
Participation
• Spotlight– Makes you feel comfortable in front of strangers.– Teaches how to support your fellow colleagues
Participation
• Backwards Interview– Teaches listening skills.– Exercises different parts of the brain.
Reflection
• This is just the tip of the iceberg– There are dozens of exercises like these that can
help both instructors and students.– Maybe next year we can do more!
Reflection
• How can you take this back to your students?– Speak with your theatre group on your campus.
Most will have an improv troupe and will be willing to hold workshops.
Questions
• We are more than happy to field any questions with the time remaining.