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Summary of Teaching Philosophy
Summary of Teaching Philosophy
As a teacher, I strive to guide students in their historical inquiry in order to enable them to become self-directed agents of social change through a critical understanding of history and its dynamics.
I am currently an Instructor in History in the multidisciplinary Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Red Deer College (Red Deer Polytechnic since 2021). My core responsibilities involve preparing students, most of whom are not History majors, in the first and second years of undergraduate studies. The majority of the students I teach major in Education and require History courses as a preparation for teaching Social Studies. This has influenced my approach to teaching history in that I have come to build more flexibility in assignments to target a broader range of instructional outcomes, while remaining rigorous and focused on historical methods. This is reflected in the design of the course outlines available below.
For a more detailed expression of my teaching philosophy, see the dedicated pages. Below is a list of the variety of courses I have taught. Student evaluations of courses can be found in the relevant sections for McGill University, the University of Ottawa / Carleton University, or Red Deer College / Polytechnic.
Instructional Full Load
Instructional Full Load
Responsibilities include: development of curriculum, lecture preparation and delivery, and full responsibility for assessment. Additionally, may include service responsibilities to the department or institution.
University of Alberta / Campus Saint-Jean
University of Alberta / Campus Saint-Jean
Department of History, Classics, and Religion (Full-Time Associate Lecturer 2024-2025) and Campus Saint-Jean (Part-Time Assistant Lecturer since 2022)
The links bring up the latest version of the course outlines. Previous course outlines available upon request.
Red Deer College / Red Deer Polytechnic
Red Deer College / Red Deer Polytechnic
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (School of Arts and Sciences), Instructor in History (2007-2024)
The links bring up the latest version of the course outline. Previous course outlines available upon request.
Courses taught:
HIST 372 -- The Prairie West since 1780
HIST 373 -- Canada to 1867
HIST 374 -- Canada since 1867
HIST 377 -- Twentieth-Century Canada (Last taught Fall 2011. This course has since been removed from the Calendar)
HIST 379 -- Indigenous Peoples and Canada
HIST 493 -- Gender and Sexuality in the Western World, 1850-1950 (for the University of Calgary)
POLI 321 -- Canadian Governance
Carleton University,
Carleton University,
Department of History, Sessional Lecturer (summer 2007)
The link brings up the latest version of the course outline.
Course taught:
HIST 4304 – Canada: Politics and Society (Topics Course). Theme: The Emergence of Minorities and the Consolidation of French-Canadian Nationalism 1830s-1960.
University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Department of History, Sessional Lecturer (2004-2007)
The links bring up the latest version of the course outline. Previous course outlines available upon request.
Courses taught:
HIS 1101 -- The Making of Canada
HIS 1110 -- Twentieth-Century World to 1945
HIS 1111 -- Twentieth-Century World since 1945
HIS 1501 -- La formation du Canada (French version of HIST 1101 above)
HIS 2521 -- La critique historique (methodology)
HIS 2707 -- Les Premières Nations (First Nations)
HIS 2763 -- Le Canada, 1867-1939
HIS 3108 -- Québec in the Twentieth Century
Université Laval
Université Laval
Department d'histoire, Graduate Student Sessional Lecturer (winter 1997)
Course taught (3-credit):
La dissertation historique (Historical methodology)
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Responsibilities include: grading of assignments according to criteria determined by the professor in charge of the course, leading group discussions or seminars, and in some cases included the delivery of guest lectures.
McGill University
McGill University
Department of History (1997-2003)
Health and the Healer (Professors Don Bates, Faith Wallis, and George Weisz)
Canada since 1867 (Professors Suzanne Morton, Daniel Samson, and John Zucchi)
History of Modern Europe (Professor Philip Longworth)
Université Laval
Université Laval
Département d'histoire (Fall 1996)
Histoire Québec-Canada depuis 1867 (Québec-Canada since 1867, Professor Donald Fyson)
University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Department of History (1994-1996)
HIST 2331 -- Modern France (Professor Lawrence Jennings)
HIST 2341 -- History of Europe, 1815-1914 (Professor Lawrence Jennings)
HIST 1601 -- Histoire du Canada depuis les découvertes (Survey history of Canada) (6 cr.) (Professors Micheline d'Allaire and Peter Bischoff)
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