047: 20 Years of Researching Gratitude: Fascinating Conclusions and Inspiring Stories - Dr. Kerry Howells

Summary: <p>Dr Howells has been teaching in various university contexts for the past two decades. Before taking up her position at the University of Tasmania in 2006, she was Director of Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Commerce and Economics at the University of New South Wales and lecturer in the UNSW Graduate Certificate of University Learning and Teaching. From 1991 to 2001 Kerry was a lecturer in philosophy and learning strategies at Bond University.</p> <p>Thank you Stephanie for telling me about Dr Howells and her work! :) </p> <p><br> Dr Howells has applied her approach on the potential of gratitude in enhancing teaching and learning to many teaching and leadership roles and in invited presentations at ten different universities and seven schools in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, many of which have participated in her research on the role of gratitude in education.  Kerry was awarded the Faculty of Education Research Award in 2014 in acknowledgement of the national and international impact of her research on gratitude. Kerry was also a 2014 TILT Fellow, where she was involved in creating communities of practice that focus on book clubs where UTAS academics from a wide variety of faculties read and discussed her book, G<em>ratitude in Education: A Radical View, </em>and the role of gratitude in enhancing the student experience.</p> Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support</a>