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I received my PhD in geography from York University in 1990, my MA in geography from Wilfrid Laurier University 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, Wilfrid Laurier University
- 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. http://www.cou.on.ca/
- 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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