Full List of Presentations

Invited Presentations 

Presenting Author denoted by “*”

Students mentored directly by me denoted by underlined text

Order of authors do not necessarily have specific intent. I was actively involved in presentations listed below.

Presentation Title and Author Conference/Institution Location Date
10 Workshop Series for Chinese Faculty Tongji Univesity Vancouver July 2024
10 Workshop Series for Chinese Faculty Chongqing Municipal University Vancouver July 2024
Earth Science Experiential and Indigenous Learning Initiative Year 2  – Lukes, L., Mazabel, S., Pete, Sherman, B., and Gilley, B. TLEF Showcase 2024 UBC Vancouver May 2024
Earth Science Experiential and Indigenous Learning – Lukes, L.*, Mazabel, S.*, Pete, Sherman, B., and Gilley, B. Skylight Science Education Open House UBC Vancouver April 2024
The EaSEIL Project Gilley, B*. Lukes, L., Pete, S., and Sherman, S.B. National Association of Geoscience Teachers Pacific Northwest Section AGM New Westminster June 2023
EaSEIL: Indigenous Engagement in EOAS – Gilley, B*. Lukes, L., Pete, S., and Sherman, B. British Columbia Earth Science Articulation Meeting Vancouver May 2023
Earth Science Experiential and Indigenous Learning Year 1 – Lukes, L.*, Mazabel, S.*, Pete, Sherman, B., and Gilley, B. TLEF Showcase 2023  UBC Vancouver May 2023
Earth Science Experiential and Indigenous Learning – Lukes, L.*, Pete, S.*, Mazabel, S., Sherman, B., and Gilley, B. Teck Geological Field Station Opening Event Oliver, BC April, 2022
Earth Science Experiential and Indigenous Learning – Lukes, L.*, Pete, S., Mazabel, S.*, Sherman, B., and Gilley, B. Skylight Science Education Open House UBC Vancouver April 2022
Reimagining Field-Based Experiential Learning at the University of British Columbia: The EaSEIL Project. – Lukes, L.*, Pete, S., Sherman, S.B., and Gilley, B. Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Department Colloquium UBC Vancouver March 2022
Teaching Student Attitudes and Motivation – Gilley, B.* Free University of Berlin Berlin, Germany November 2021
Anatomy of an interactive online class – Gilley, B.* Winterschool 2021 for the Dahlem center for academic Teaching Berlin, Germany April 2021
Two Stage Exams: Learning Together? – Gilley, B.* University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Nov 2019
6 workshop series including: : Active Learning and RBIS; Two-stage Exams; Lesson Planning; Foundations of Pedagogy in Higher Education; Classroom Assessment Techniques; and What Was CWSEI  – Gilley, B. Chinese Scholarship Council – Science and Medicine Cohort (through International Relations) Vancouver Oct 2019
15 workshop series for Chinese Faculty Chinese Scholarship Council – Cohort 3 (through International Relations) Vancouver Oct 2019
What was CWSEI? – Gilley, B. Chinese Scholarship Council – Arts Cohort (through International Relations) Vancouver Oct 2019
6 workshop series including: Active Learning and RBIS; Two-stage Exams; Lesson Planning; Foundations of Pedagogy in Higher Education; Classroom Assessment Techniques; and What Was CWSEI  – Gilley, B. Tongjii University Vancouver July 2019
Foundations of Pedagogy – Gilley, B.* (for 150 Chinese Faculty members) For Chinese Scholarship Council (through International Relations) Vancouver Feb 2019
Working with Faculty to Improve Their Teaching: Science Teaching & Learning Fellows – Gilley B.* (5 workshops) For Chinese Scholarship Council (through International Relations) Vancouver Oct 2018
Teaching large classes: SFU Effective Teaching Series  – Gilley, B.* Simon Fraser University Burnaby Sept 2018
Working with Faculty to Improve Their Teaching: Science Teaching & Learning Fellows – Gilley B.* (2 workshops) For Tongji University (through International Relations) Vancovuer July 2018
Research Based instructional practices: Making Student do the Thinking  – Gilley, B.* Shasta College Redding, California March 2018
Working with Faculty to Improve Their Teaching: Science Teaching & Learning Fellows – Welsh, A.* and Gilley, B.* For Jilin University (through International Relations) Vancouver Oct 2017
Working with Faculty to Improve Their Teaching: Science Teaching & Learning Fellows – Welsh, A.* and Gilley, B.* (2 workshops) For Tongji University (through International Relations) Vancouver July 2017
Teaching for Attitude Change: Strategies for changing student behavior  – Gilley, B.* Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas June 2016
Classroom Assessment Techniques: What are students learning? – Gilley, B.* Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas June 2016
Active Learning  – Gilley, B.* Broward College Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 2016
Using Clickers  – Gilley, B.* Broward College Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 2016
The Classroom Observation Protocol in Undergraduate Stem (COPUS) – Gilley, B.* Broward College Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 2016
Using Interventions to improve students study skills  – Gilley, B.* Broward College Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 2016
Teaching difficult students  – Gilley, B.* Broward College Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 2016
Universal Design for Learning  – Gilley, B.* Broward College Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 2016
Using Rubrics in your classes  – Gilley, B.* Broward College Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 2016
Group Roles and Group Contracts  – Gilley, B.* Broward College Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 2016
Learning Together?: Using Two-stage Exams to Reinforce Concepts  – Gilley, B.* Capilano  University North Vancouver May 2016
Two Stage Exams: Learning Together? – Gilley, B.* Birmingham University Birmingham, England January 2015
How Learning Works: Useful Techniques for Future Teachers. – Scoates, J.*, Hanano, D.*, Gilley, B.* Goldschmidt 2014 Sacramento, California June 2014
How People Learn: Using Research Based Instructional Strategies in your classes – Gilley, B.* University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario May 2014
Two-Stage Exams: Learning together? – Gilley, B.* University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario May 2014
Learning Outcomes: (goals, aim, purposes, objectives, etc.) – Gilley, B.* Langara College Vancouver, British Columbia May 2014
How People Learn: Using Research Based Instructional Strategies in your classes – Gilley, B.* Vancouver Island University Science and Technology Symposium Nanaimo, British Columbia May 2014
Classroom Assessment Techniques: What are students learning? – Gilley, B.* Vancouver Island University Science and Technology Symposium Nanaimo, British Columbia May 2014
Two Stage Exams: Learning Together? – Gilley, B.* York University Toronto, Ontario January 2014
Teaching Large Classes – Gilley, B.* York University Toronto, Ontario January 2014
Year 7 of 5: An update on CWSEI – Gilley, B.* Cape Breton University (via teleconference) Sydney, Nova Scotia March 2014
Teaching large classes – Gilley, B.* Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia September 2013
Two Stage Exams: Learning Together? – Gilley, B.* Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology, University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia June 2013
Learning goals workshop for UBC Senate Subcommittee on Curriculum

– Gilley, B.* and Bates, S.

 University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia March 2013
Active Learning  – Gilley, B.* and Taylor, J.*

 

 BIOL 535: Teaching and Learning in the Biological Sciences, University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia October 2012
Teaching Large Classes UBC  – Gilley, B.*

 

 UBC Pharmacy Professional Development Day – University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia August 2012
Using Group Exams in Your Classes  – Gilley, B.* Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia October 2010
Using Group Exams in Your Classes  – Gilley, B.* University of Vancouver Island Nanaimo September 2010
Group Exams: Learning Together? – Gilley, B.* and Deslauriers, L.

 

 Douglas College New Westminster October 2010
Using Clickers in Large Lectures  – Gilley, B.* and Taylor, J.

 

 University Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning, Simon Fraser University Burnaby November 2010
Opening remarks for the International advisory council – Gilley, B.*

 

 1st International Instructional Skills Workshop Conference, College of the North Atlantic Qatar Doha, Qatar April 2009
Lesson Planning – Gilley, B.*

 

 1st International Instructional Skills Workshop Conference, College of the North Atlantic Qatar Doha, Qatar April 2009
Learning – Gilley, B.* 1st International Instructional Skills Workshop Conference, College of the North Atlantic Qatar Doha, Qatar April 2009
Classroom Assessment Techniques  – Gilley, B.* 1st International Instructional Skills Workshop Conference, College of the North Atlantic Qatar Doha, Qatar April 2009
Learning Goals  – Gilley, B.* and Jones, F.

 

 University of British Columbia Learning Conference Vancouver British Columbia October 2008
An Update on the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative: Assessing Student Attitudes and Learning in Earth, and Ocean Sciences – Gilley, B.*

 

 British Columbia Geology Articulation, Malaspina Univeristy College Nanaimo, British Columbia May 2008
Teaching and Academic Growth  – Gilley, B.*

 

 Canadian Avalanche Centre Fernie, BC February 2009

Other Presentations

Presenting Author denoted by “*”

Students mentored directly by me denoted by underlined text

Order of authors do not necessarily have specific intent. I was actively involved in presentations listed below.

Presentation Title and Author, Conference/Institution Location Date
The design and implementation of an interdisciplinary research course for first-year international Science students

Allen, M., Gilley, B.*, Lekhi, A.*, Shen-Leung, F., and Rieger, G.

 UBC First Year Experience Conference Vancouver, BC January 2018
Innovating the Experience of Peer Learning and Earth Science Education in the Field. – Scoates*, J., Hanano, D., Weis, D., Bilenker, L., Sherman, B., and Gilley, B. American Geophysical Union Annual General Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2017
Layers of Learning: A Collaboration Between Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and the Academic English Program in the Vantage One Program at the University of British Columbia

– Gilley, B.*and Gradin, C.

 Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting, Seattle, Washington October 2017
The design and implementation of an interdisciplinary research course for first-year international Science students –

Allen, M., Gilley, B.*, Lekhi, A.*, Shen-Leung, F., and Rieger, G.

 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education conference

 

 Halifax, Nova Scotia June 2017
An Experimental and Innovative Approach to Peer learning in the Field

– Scoates*, J., Hanano, D., Weis, D., Bilenker, L., Sherman, B., and Gilley, B.

 Geologic Association of Canada Annual General meeting Kingston, Ontario May 2017
Delivering accessible fieldwork: preliminary findings from a collaborative international study – Stokes, A.*, Atchison, C., Feig, A., and Gilley, B. European Geophysical Union Vienna, Austria April 2017
GSA Field Trip # 417 “An Accessible Journey through Geologic Time in Central Colorado. Higher Education Students with Disabilities and Geoscience Faculty” Atchison, C.*, Gilley, B.*, Manning, C., Maxson, J., McAuliffe, C., Morris, A.*, Arthurs, L., Williams, W. Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting 2016 Denver, Colorado September 2016
Earthquakes and Earthquake Preparedness – Gilley, B.* Vantage College, UBC Vancouver February 2016
The Role of Field Trips in the Development of Strong Learning Communities on the Sea to Sky Highway – Gilley, B.* Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Baltimore, Maryland October 2015
The impact of inclusion: A student’s perspective of participating in a fully-accessible geoscience field course – Paradis, C.*, Atchison, C., Gilley, B., Feig, A., and Stokes, A. Earth Educators Rendezvous Boulder, Colorado July 2015
Full Access to the Sea to Sky Highway: Offering an accessible field trip. Gilley, B.*, Atchison, C., Feig, A., and Stokes, A. National Association of Geoscience Teachers – Pacific Northwest Section 2015 Annual Conference Victoria, British Columbia June 2015
Confronting Barriers to Inclusivity: Planning and Implementing an Accessible Geoscience Field Course for Students with Disabilities – Atchison, C.*, Feig, A., Gilley, B., Stokes, A., and Hendricks, J. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference Chicago, Illinois April 2015
Delivering accessible fieldwork: preliminary findings from a collaborative international study – Stokes, A.*, Atchison, C., Feig, A., and Gilley, B. Geological Society of London Higher Education Network Conference Plymouth, England January 2015
Science at Vantage College – Allen, M.*, Fox, J.*, Ives, J.*, Lekhi, A.*, Fok-Shuen Leung*, Georg Rieger*, Sandra Zappa-Hollman*, and Gilley, B* Science Supper Series, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia October 2014
GSA Field Trip #416: “Full Access to the Geology of the Sea to Sky Highway” – Gilley, B.*, and Atchison, C.* Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia October 2014
Transforming and Upper Level Mineral Deposits Class through Interactive Engagement. – Gilley, B.*, Scoates, J., and Hickey, K. Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia October 2014
Preliminary Findings From An Accessible Field Course Developed Through International Collaboration. – Atchison, C.*, Gilley, B., Feig, A., and Stokes, A. Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia October 2014
Assessing Improvements of Learning Outcomes in Transformed Geoscience Classes. – Jones, F.*, Scoates, J., Sutherland, S., Mindell, R., and Gilley, B. Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia October 2014
Research-Based Instructional Strategies for Fostering Behavioral Change. – Gilley, B.*, Knox, K.*, and Ivanochko, T. Celebrate Learning Week – Centre For Teaching Learning and Technology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia October 2014

 
Research-Based Instructional Strategies for Fostering Behavioral Change – Gilley, B.*, Knox, K.*, and Ivanochko, T. Workshop for MAGNET Trainees, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia October 2014
Two Stage Exams: Evidence of Learning – Gilley, B.* Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Science Research Roundup, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia September 2014
An STLF is You!: Seven Years Goes Fast – Gilley, B.* CWSEI STLF Exit talk, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia September 2014
Comparing Student, Instructor & Observer Data to Assess a 7‐Year Department‐Wide Education Initiative. Jones, F.*, Gilley, B., and Harris, S. Improving University Teaching Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia July 2014
Research-Based Instructional Strategies for Fostering Behavioral Change. – Gilley, B.*, Knox, K.*, and Ivanochko, T.* Improving University Teaching Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia July 2014
Teaching and Learning Activities in Geochemistry: Examples and Applications. – Gilley, B.*, Hanano, D.*, and Scoates, J.* Goldschmidt 2014 Sacramento, California June 2014
Changing the Teaching Culture in a Large Research Oriented Department.  – Jones, F.*, Gilley, B.*, and Harris, S.

 

 Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2014
Student Learning Experiences in EOAS – and Other Correlated Data. – Jones, F.*, Gilley, B., and Harris, S.

 

 Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2014
Changing the Teaching Culture in a Large Research Oriented Department.  – Gilley, B.*, Jones, F., and Harris, S.*

 

 Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Denver, Colorado October 2013
George Mercer Dawson: The ‘Little Giant’ of Canadian Geology. – Gilley, B.* and Tallentire J.

 

 Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Denver, Colorado October 2013
Does Collaborative Testing Increase Students’ Retention of Concepts? – Gilley, B.*, and Clarkston, B.*

 

 Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2013
Teaching Assistants Panel Discussion: Hear what TAs have to say about their work with CWSEI transformed courses. Moderator Brett Gilley

 

 Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2013
Does Collaborative Testing Increase Student Retention of Concepts? – Gilley, B.*, and Clarkston, B.*

 

 Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Charlotte, North Carolina November 2012
Lessons Learned from Developing Workshops and Programming for Inclusive Teaching. – Gilley, B.*, Atchison, C., and Ceylan, G. Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Charlotte, North Carolina November 2012
Preparing the Next Generation of Post-Secondary Educators. – McAlister, J.,* and Gilley, B.

 

 Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Charlotte, North Carolina November 2012
Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences. – Atchison, C.*, Gilley, B.*, and Ceylan, G.* Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Charlotte, North Carolina November 2012
Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences. – Atchison, C.*, Gilley, B.*, and Ceylan, G.*

 

 International Geologic Congress Brisbane, Australia August 2012
Transforming Teaching in Geology. Scoates, J.*, Hickey, K., Caulkins, J., and Gilley, B.

 

 Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2012
Student Reflection Session – Hear What Students Have to Say About the CWSEI Transformed Courses. Moderator Brett Gilley

 

 Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2012
Activities in an Introductory Lab: Minerals, Rocks, Biodiversity, & Earthquakes. – Harris, S., and Gilley, B.* Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Minneapolis, Minnesota October 2011
What Do You See? Using Video For Pre/Post Assessment Of Interactive Engagement. – Gilley, B.* Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Minneapolis, Minnesota October 2011
Development of a Faculty Perceptions Survey. – Adams*, W., Gilley, B., and Wieman, C. American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting Jacksonville, Florida January 2011
Group Quizzes as a Learning Experience in an Introductory Lab. –Gilley, B.*, and Harris, S. Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Denver, Colorado October 2010
Development of a Faculty Perceptions Survey. – Adams*, W., Gilley, B., and Wieman, C. American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting Portland Oregon July 2010
Using Group Exams in Geoscience Courses. – Gilley, B.* National Association of Geoscience teachers Pacific Northwest Section Annual General Meeting Twin Falls, Idaho June 2010
Teaching and Learning in the Earth, and Ocean Sciences:  Adding Geoscience Education to the Graduate Student Curriculum at UBC. – Taylor, R. and Gilley, B.* National Association of Geoscience teachers Pacific Northwest Section Annual General Meeting Twin Falls, Idaho June 2010
Using Experiential Learning to Develop Teaching (and Learning) Skills: Training Graduate Students to Teach Earth, and Ocean Sciences. – Taylor, R.* and Gilley, B. Society of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Toronto, Ontario June 2010
Teaching and Learning in the Earth, and Ocean Sciences:  Adding Geoscience Education to the Graduate Student Curriculum at UBC. – Taylor, R. and Gilley, B.*

 

 Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative Retreat Boulder Colorado June 2010
Teaching and Learning in the Earth, and Ocean Sciences: Adding Geoscience Education to the Graduate Student Curriculum at UBC. – Taylor, R. and Gilley, B.* Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2010

 
EOSC 210:  Introduction to Earth Science for Engineers. – Eberhardt, E.*, and Gilley, B.* Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2010

 
Geoscience Education II Session

Chairs, – Stokes, A.*, Reynolds, S., and Gilley, B.*

 Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Portland, Oregon November 2009
Changing the Culture of Science Education (Expert Panel). – Gilley, B.*, Harris, S.*, Taylor, J.*, Smith, K.*, Yu, B.*, and Wolfman, S.*

 

 Improving University Teaching Annual Meeting, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia July 2009
Closing the Loop: Connecting Learning Goals to Assessment. –  Jones, F.*, and Gilley, B.*

 

 Improving University Teaching Annual Meeting, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia July 2009
Field Trip #1 – Beauty, Disaster and Development on the Sea to Sky Highway. – Gilley, B.* National Association of Geoscience teachers – Pacific Northwest Section – Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia June 2009
Field Trip #2 – The Huntingdon formation: Vancouver’s Roots. Mustard, P.*, and Gilley, B.*

 

 National Association of Geoscience teachers – Pacific Northwest Section – Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia June 2009
Closing the Loop: Connecting Learning Goals to Assessment. – Gilley, B.*, and Jones, F.* Teaching and Academic Growth Institute 2009, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia May 2009
Refining Assessments of Student Learning in an Introductory EOS Lab Course. – Harris, S.* and Gilley, B.* Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2009
What We’ve Implemented, Student Response, and Future Plans in EOSC 210: Earth Science for Engineers. – Gilley, B.*, Eberhardt, E., Mayer, U., and Sutherland, S. Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative End of Year Event, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia April 2009
Optimization of, and Measuring Student Gains in, An Introductory Geoscience Lab Course. – Gilley, B.* and Harris, S. 2008 Joint Annual Meeting GSA / SSSA-ASA-CSSA / GCAGS-GCSSEPM Houston, Texas October 2008
Does Earth, and Ocean Sciences Change How Students See the World? Assessing How Earth, and Ocean Sciences Courses Affect Student Attitudes. – Kennedy, B., Gilley, B.*, and Frappe, TP. 2008 Joint Annual Meeting GSA / SSSA-ASA-CSSA / GCAGS-GCSSEPM Houston, Texas October 2008
Learning Goals Workshop: Using Goals to Improve Student Achievement. – Gilley, B.*, and Jones, F.* Goldschmidt Conference Vancouver, British Columbia July 2008
Maximizing Student Learning in an Introductory Level Natural Disasters Class. – Jones, F., Kennedy, B., Stull, R., Harris, S., Gilley, B.*, Frappe, TP. and Wieman, C. National Association of Geoscience teachers – Pacific Northwest Section – Annual General Meeting Yakima, Washington June 2008
Update on the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative: Assessing Student Attitudes and Learning in Earth, and Ocean Sciences. – Gilley, B. National Association of Geoscience teachers – Pacific Northwest Section – Annual General Meeting Yakima, Washington June 2008
Learning Goals Workshop. – Gilley, B.*, and Jones, F.* National Association of Geoscience teachers – Pacific Northwest Section – Annual General Meeting Yakima, Washington June 2008
It Comes From Muddy Waters. – Smythe, S.*, Langley, L,*. and Gilley, B.* International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Vancouver, British Columbia October 2005
Taking Gneiss Rocks for Granite: Active Learning on Geoscience Field Trips in and Around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  – Gilley, B.* Geological Society of America Annual General Meeting Seattle, Washington November 2003
Paleogene Huntingdon Formation Southwest British Columbia; Type Area Facies Architecture and Stratigraphy. – Gilley, B.* GAC/MAC/SEG Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia May 2003
Facies Architecture and Stratigraphy of the Paleogene Huntingdon Formation at Abbotsford British Columbia, Canada. – Gilley, B.* GSA Cordilleran Section – 99th Annual General Meeting Puerto Vallarta, Mexico  

 

Conference Participation (Organizer, Keynote Speaker, etc.)

Role Conference Location Date
Organizer and chair Earth Science Articulation Meeting Online May 2021
Organizer and chair Earth Science Articulation Meeting Online May 2020
Organizer and chair Earth Science Articulation Meeting VIU, Nanaimo May 2019
Organizer and chair Earth Science Articulation Meeting UBC May 2018
Keynote speaker

Title: Course Transformations

 Transforming Education, Stimulating Teaching and Learning Excellence (TRESTLE) Kansas University, Lawrence Kansas January 2016
Keynote Speaker

Title: How People Learn: Using Research-Based Instructional Strategies in the Geosciences

 Geological Society of London Higher Education Network Conference Plymouth University Plymouth, England January 2015
Advisor for organizing committee

 

 National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Pacific Northwest Section – Annual General Meeting Twin Falls, Idaho June 2010
Organizer Instructional Skills Workshop – Bowen Island Retreat Bowen Island, British Columbia November 2009
Chair of organizing committee

 

 National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Pacific Northwest Section – Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia June 2009
Organizer Instructional Skills Workshop – Bowen Island Retreat Bowen Island, British Columbia November 2008