Faculty/staff profile Instructor 250-370-4719telfordj@camosun.caInterurban PISE 306J PhD Education, MSc (Educational Research), PDD Outdoor Education, MA(Hons) French Adventure Education Centre for Sport and Exercise EducationBackgroundOver 20 years working in formal and non-formal education settings with people of all ages and backgrounds working towards curricular, social, personal, and environmental goalsEnjoys skiing, climbing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, camping, and sitting in the outdoorsMore intrigued than ever to explore the various ways of being in the outdoors and the possibilities they offer for learning and teachingFormerly worked in the Outdoor and Environmental Education department at the University of Edinburgh, ScotlandWorked as a postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, BC, as part of a multi-disciplinary research team with the Maple Ridge Environmental School Project (Kindergarten to Grade 7). The school, which opened in September 2011, is an innovative attempt to radically explore the possibilities of learning and teaching, particularly within the context of ecological sustainability. The students spend the vast majority of their school day out-of-doors (there is no ‘school’ building) at a number of local sites.Other professional experience working in residential outdoor education centres and community based projectsEducationPhD Education (University of Edinburgh)MSc Educational Research (University of Edinburgh)Postgraduate Diploma in Outdoor Education (University of Edinburgh)MA (Hons) French (University of Glasgow)Areas of ExpertiseLearning and teaching in the outdoors. Promoting a notion of learning that is student-centred, engaging, authentic, developmental, and connects people with the world around themSupervision of Masters and Doctoral students