Teaching

I structure my courses using problem-based learning approaches. I maximize participant engagement through case studies, group projects and activities that link with the topic at hand. To the extent possible, I run classrooms like workshops interchanging short lectures with simulations that train learners to realize common goals via team work and systems thinking.

In my teaching I employ practices that connect concepts and theories with real world examples. I bring diverse work experiences from applied projects into case studies in the classroom.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

COURSES TAUGHT:

* denotes courses I developed

Co-designing with stakeholders for sustainability*Graduate course
Strategic thinking for sustainability*Graduate course
Foundations in climate change and sustainability*Graduate course
Green IT*Executive education
Social and sustainable responsibilityUndergraduate course

Modules and co-teaching delivered in:

Environment and developmentGraduate course
Global environmental governanceGraduate course
Ocean and coastal governanceGraduate course
Sociology & tourismGraduate course

My training in pedagogy:

Foundations of EducationM.Ed course
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2008
Exceptional Learners: Individual and Cultural CharacteristicsM.Ed course
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2008
Native Ways of Knowing
Course by Dr. Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley
M.Ed course
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2007.