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Mary Kay Morrison

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Mary Kay facilitating a discussion at the AATH conference.

First make people laugh,
then make them think!

Mary Kay enjoys providing workshops on humor and positive emotionality. The relationship between cognitive research and learning have been the focus of her work for the past decade. Her soon to be published book includes information on the benefits of humor, humorphobia, humordoomer behavior, humor development and humor style. She is passionate about helping others find joy in their work and humor in their lives.

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Using Humor to Maximize Learning
Mary Kay is pleased to announce that you can now order her book, Using Humor to Maximize Learning; the Links Between Postive Emotions and Learning through R&L Education, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc. Further details including chapter descriptions are located in the publications link.
 
 
 

AATH 2009 Conference to be in Vegas
Aa a board member and membership chair for AATH (Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor), Mary Kay is pleased to announce that next year's conference will be held during Humor Month beginning on April 2, 2009.  For more information click on the AATH logo below.

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Pump Up Your Humor Practice!

  1. SMILE at everyone today!
  2. Find a joke that you enjoy and tell it to your colleagues.
  3. Spend more time with people who make you laugh.
  4. Tell those who bring joy into your life that you appreciate them!

 We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.
  -- Will Rogers

Welcome
to Humor Quest
 
Have fun exploring ! 
 
The purpose of humor quest is to:
  • Share  Research
  • Provide Programs
  • Review Resources
  • Promote Networking

Please email me with your ideas, comments or questions. I would love to hear from you! My email address is at the bottom of this page!

Mary Kay Morrison MS/ED

Looking Ahead!

  • May 30,2008  Commencement address; National Louis University
  • June 20, 2008  Sinnissippi Mental Health Center; Dixon Illinois
  • June 24,25 2008 Humor Studies Course Governor State University
  • Sept. 27, 2998  Boone/Winnebago Regional Office of Education

 

In the News!

Our Elusive Sense of Humor

Dr. Robert Sylwester
 
Dr. Sylwester is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon. He focuses on the educational implications of new developments in science and technology and has written several books and over 150 journal articles. This article in THE BRAIN CONNECTION includes significant information about our sense of humor. I was pleased to have him review my book on page 4 of this article. Check it out at:

Mary Kay's information on the 6 benefits of humor is included in this educator enclclopedia. This project is carried out through Information Age Education, a non profit group with the goal of helping to improve the education of all people throughout the world. Mary Kay was pleased to be invited to contribute an excerpt from her book, Using Humor to Maximize Learning. 

Humor-An Assessment FUNdamental

 by Mary Kay Morrison

 

 

Look for Mary Kay's article on testing and the use of humor, in a brand new e-zine publication by Glencoe (division of McGraw Hill) for high school teachers. This web site is for educators in "STEM" subjects: science, technology, engineering, math, and other vocational/career pathways. Click on the link below to access the web site. 

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