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Dr. Sarah Boon

BSc UVic (1999)
PhD UAlberta (2005)



Rm WE2048
Water & Environ. Sci. Bldg
Dept. of Geography
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada T1K 3M4

T: (403) 332-4569
F: (403) 332-4039
E: sarah.boon {at} uleth.ca

teaching Philosophy

[Image: student levelling stream]

Surveying a stream reach, Cottonwood River, northern BC

My teaching philosophy focuses on engaging students in course content in order to motivate them to put in a strong effort. I'm a strong supporter of field-based research and learning, which allows students to use theoretical knowledge from the classroom in applied situations.

I aim to develop three main skill sets in the context of the subject I'm teaching, that will be useful regardless of a student's future career path. These include research, critical thinking, and communication skills.

The most important thing is that we enjoy ourselves, both in the classroom and in the field.



Courses

[Image: Met Stn Burn Stand]

4th year fluvial geomorphology field trip to the Quesnel River Research Centre, BC

September - December 2011 (on study leave January-June 2012)

ENVS 2000: Fundamentals of Environmental Science
GEOG 3710: Field Techniques in the Earth Sciences

January 2005 - April 2010
GEOG 100: Environments and People
GEOG 1010: Introduction to Geography
GEOG 310: Hydrology
GEOG 333: Field School to South Africa
GEOG 405: Fluvial Geomorphology
GEOG 490: Snow and Ice in Watershed Hydrology
GEOG 498: Directed Studies in Fluvial Geomorphology
GEOG 3075: Environmental Resources Management
GEOG 5990: Graduate Research Methods