Portfolio

Geoscience Education

In 2019 I participated in the IAGD (International Association of Geoscience Diversity) accessible field trip to the Petrified Forest National Park. For my final project in ED6105: Current Issues for my MEd, I wrote a blog post and hosted a podcast on Accessible Education in Geoscience

During the Covid-19 pandemic geoscience faculty had to devise innovative ways to deliver field curriculum. My colleagues and I wrote an article about how the pandemic was a catalyst for more inclusive field practices using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

To facilitate “deep learning” in GEOL 39: Surficial Geology I implemented Universal Design for Learning and created new formative and summative assessments to increase student engagement and facilitate the construction of new knowledge. This blog post is a contribution to a faculty-written teaching and learning pedagogy “textbook”.

Science Communication

In 2012-2013 I spent several weeks travelling to the Antarctic Peninsula with the Geological Society of America for their 125th anniversary. I wrote the Rocks and Penguins blog about my adventures.

In August 2024 I spent a week kayaking and camping on Lake Superior with Naturally Superior Adventures. Turns out the best way to explore Lake Superior is by kayak.

In August 2025 I had the privilege of visiting Denison Falls on Lake Superior for a second time, sharing the Geology of the Wawa terrane with a group of kayakers.

In August 2023 I spent two weeks at Pukaskwa National Park as the Geologist in Residence where I led guided hikes teaching park visitors about connections between geology and ecosystems.

In 2024 I completed Seneca Polytechnic’s Executive Certificate in Science Communication. The final course was Storytelling, and our final project was to interview at least two people and write a story. I interviewed two Kawartha Lakes women who are working on food sovereignty and submitted the article to Small Farm Canada.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

During the Covid-19 pandemic I used UDL principles to design field assignments for GEOL 83: Earth and Atmosphere, an interdisciplinary geology course delivered to students in the Common First Semester at Fleming College’s School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences.

In GEOL 42: Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology I changed the way I taught and tested rock and mineral identification to incorporate keys, which resulted in increased engagement and knowledge retention, better performance in assessments, and eliminated the need for accommodations based on memory aids.

ArcGIS StoryMaps

Virtual field trip of Balsam Lake Provincial Park to explore the landforms left behind after the last glaciation, and the glacial and post-glacial processes that formed them.

Virtual field trip that explores the history, geology, and urbanization of Scarborough Bluffs

Virtual field trip on the Geology and stratigraphy of Ontario. Students visit outcrops and answer questions about the geological evolution of the Grenville province and the Paleozoic rocks of southern Ontario.