Category: Experiential Learning

Dr. Kevin Hutchings
Department of English

Since coming to UNBC in 2000, Dr. Hutchings has employed and trained 20 student research assistants who have contributed to his work on environmental literary history and early nineteenth- century First Nations writing and activism. His students have presented papers at international conferences in Canada and the United States, conducted archival research in the United Kingdom, and collaborated with him on scholarship that has appeared in scholarly journals and in a recently published book. For Dr. Hutchings, the opportunity to work with student researchers is among the greatest pleasures and privileges of an academic career.

Jean Bowen
Supported by Dr. Jennifer Hyndman and Vivian Fayowsky
Department of Mathematics

Math 190 (Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers) students took on the role of facilitators for Math Play

Math Play is math based games and activities that use problem solving but guarantee the child’s success

Math 190 students:
• Spent an hour a week in an elementary classroom (K-7) for several weeks
• Learned 3 new games each week to teach to the students
• Find ways to modify the activities to match the abilities of the individual student

Dr. Gary N. Wilson
Department of Political Science

Dr. Wilson is the co-organizer (with Dr. Angèle Smith) of the Anthropology/Political Science Ethnographic Field School in Ireland and the Isle of Man. The field school explores issues relating to globalization, culture and the politics of identity in Celtic Europe.

Dr. Wilson has also been actively involved in the development of the UNBC field school manual and in various international teaching and outreach projects in Russia and Norway.

Dr. Farid Rahemtulla
Department of Anthropology

For the past decade Dr. Rahemtulla has been teaching an archaeology field school every summer, in partnership with a number of First Nation communities. These regional field programs are delivered within the host FN traditional territory.

The field school is unique in that university students take courses side by side with members of First Nation communities, and all receive UNBC credits upon completion. This program is designed to encourage First Nation community members to continue their post secondary studies, as field school credits can be applied towards future degree and or diploma work. The field school has also been critical to our students to find employment as professional archaeologists.

Darwyn Coxson and Neil Pilgrim
Ecosystem Science and Management

Cassiar Cannery Field Camp Wetlands of the Skeena River estuary support a rich flora and are critical to the health of both terrestrial and marine environments.

Students in the UNBC Systematic Botany Field Course stay at Cassiar Cannery, where they explore the natural and cultural history of B.C.’s North coast. Fieldwork in the coastal wetlands provides a valuable hands-on learning experience