Dr Amy Kenworthy, Professor of Management in the Faculty of Business, was one of only 22 teachers recognised at the recent Australian Awards for University Teaching 2011.
The prestigious award for teaching excellence was presented at a ceremony at the Sydney Opera House on August 16.
Dr Kenworthy teaches in the areas of Negotiation and Organisational Behaviour. Her teaching and research interests are focused on the development and application of service-learning projects and principles as a catalyst for student learning and university-community development. Her teaching philosophy is grounded in the belief that people learn through doing – that concrete experience coupled with active reflection is one of the best approaches to learning.
Her overall goal is to stimulate passion and excitement in her students about every subject she teaches as well as to encourage interest and enthusiasm for life-long curiosity, application and learning. With over 18 years as a service-learning practitioner, author, and consultant, Professor Kenworthy has developed an international reputation as an expert in the domain of service-learning in management education.
She has won numerous teaching and research awards at the university, national and international levels and is the Founding Director of the Bond University Centre for Applied Research in Learning, Engagement, Andragogy and Pedagogy (LEAP).
