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I received my PhD in geography from York University in 1990, my MA in geography from ³Ô¹ÏÍø in 1983, and my BES from the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Waterloo in 1977.
Walking pedagogy: My ongoing research program focuses on walking as a topic to be researched, as a method of enquiry, and as a method for place-based pedagogy. I am interested in walking as a high-impact teaching and learning practice of discovery, enquiry, reflection and inspiration. In all my courses I adopt various tools and techniques to capture, analyze and represent the field experiences of walking. I am also interested in walking itself as a research topic by reading and writing about its relevance to public policy concerns including wayfinding, healthy living, environmental education and sustainable transportation.
- 2014 Best Article for Program Development for 2014, American National Council for Geographic Education, Journal of Geography
- 2011 Residence Academic Partnership Award, ³Ô¹ÏÍø
- 2010 Canadian Association of Geographers Award for Service to the Profession of Geography
- 2009 Appointed Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society (FRCGS)
- B. Sharpe and N.T. Huynh, 2015. Chapter 10 - An assessment of geospatial thinking in high schools. In O. M. Solari, A. Demirci, and J. Schee (eds.) Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World. Commission on Geographical Education (CGE), International Geographical Union (IGU) Springer.
- Huynh, Niem Tu*, and B. Sharpe. 2013. “A Geospatial Scale for the Measurement of Spatial Thinking Expertise”, The Journal of Geography, 112: 3-17.
- Sharpe, B. 2010. “Europe’s Digital Divides”, Special issue of GeoInova, October, 219-230.
- Sharpe, B. 2005. “Changes in Student Learning Behaviours”, Working Paper Series by Academic Colleagues, Volume Five, Council of Ontario Universities, COU No. 781, 8 pages.
- GESC251 Cartography
- GG465 Capstone Urban Sustainability Project
- CMEG300 Introduction to Community Engagement
- GG265 Experiencing the City
- Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) Geographic Education Study Group, Chair
- Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (FRCGS)
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