Tim Hopper
Biographic Data
| ID | 91638 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tim Hopper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tim |
| FAMILY NAME | Hopper |
| SIGNATURE | HOPPER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1347-5422 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intergenerational Perspectives From Elite Female Athletes’ Experiences With the Menstrual Cycle: Weaving in Confessional Insights From a Male Researcher With Emerging Co-Researchers
This qualitative study sought to explore, in depth, the sporting experiences of two Canadian elite athletes related to the menstrual cycle. Considering male patriarchy, a novel interview approach was used to facilitate between-athlete sharing and reflection on their menstruation-related experiences, initiated by an interview between participants without the male researcher being present. Thematic analysis revealed key differences in the experienc…
YouTube for Transcribing and Google Drive for Collaborative Coding: Cost-Effective Tools for Collecting and Analyzing Interview Data
Cloud-based tools are increasingly used in research processes. In this paper, we illustrate the practice of one research team making use of multiple cloud-based applications in preparing, analyzing, and sharing research data, as well as in collaborative writing and display of results. Important research ethics considerations are also explored as a foundation for this practice. We believe that our detailed description of the steps involved can be …
Link2Practice: A Model of Ongoing Teacher and Teacher Candidate Professional Learning
A common complaint about teacher education programs is that it follows a linear model—where theory and teaching skills are learned at the university and then applied in practicum experiences—that is inadequate and does not accurately represent teacher candidates’(TC) experiences (Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Korthagen, Loughran & Russell, 2006). Indeed, teacher education programs have long been faced with the challenge of a “theory/practice divide”…
New BC Curriculum and Communicating Student Learning in an Age of Assessment for Learning
The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth analysis and review of effective and meaningful practices in reporting and communicating student learning in K-12 within the framework of assessment for learning. The timeliness of this topic is derived from the launch of the new curriculum in British Columbia (B.C.), which promotes innovations in both assessment and reporting. To accomplish this goal, research in assessment, grading and reporti…
Self-study of an elementary generalist physical education teacher educator: School-integrated teacher education and structural coupling
This paper will focus on my last 8 years of teaching generalist pre-service teachers (GPTs) to teach elementary physical education (PE) within a school-integrated teacher education (SITE) course design. Self-study as a method of inquiry will be used to chart structural shifts in the course and my assumptions about teaching GPTs how to teach PE based on the (1) changes made to course structure, (2) aspects of the environment that afforded these op…
Game-as-teacher: Modification by adaptation in learning through game-play
This paper will explore how game-play in video games as well as game centered approaches in physical education (PE) such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) can draw on complexity thinking to inform the learning process in physical education. Using the video game concept of game-as-teacher (Gee, 2007), ideas such as enabling constraints from complexity thinking (Davis & Sumara, 2006) and information-movement couplings from motor learning (…
Mentoring, not Monitoring: Mediating a Whole-School Model in Supervising Preservice Teachers
This article offers a case study of a whole-school model for supervising preservice teachers that is related to the principles of professional development schools (Holmes Group, 1990) and Zeichner's (1992) notions of rethinking student teachers' practicum experience. The article draws on constructivist notions of learning to teach; in particular, reference is made to Vygotsky's (1978) sense of mediating a stimulus where in a social-cultural conte…
Learning to Respond: Supervising Novice Physical Educators in an Action Research Project
Action research guided the development of an after school community‐based physical education programme. Student‐teachers, supported by supervisory teachers, taught 10 lessons to elementary school children. A cultural circle [Freire, B. (1982) Pedagogy of the Oppressed (New York, Seabury Press)] made up of student‐teachers and supervisory teachers met once a week. The group's thematic concern was ‘effective teaching of games in physical education’…
YouTube for Transcribing and Google Drive for Collaborative Coding: Cost-Effective Tools for Collecting and Analyzing Interview Data
Cloud-based tools are increasingly used in research processes. In this paper, we illustrate the practice of one research team making use of multiple cloud-based applications in preparing, analyzing, and sharing research data, as well as in collaborative writing and display of results. Important research ethics considerations are also explored as a foundation for this practice. We believe that our detailed description of the steps involved can be …
Learning to Respond: Supervising Novice Physical Educators in an Action Research Project
Action research guided the development of an after school community‐based physical education programme. Student‐teachers, supported by supervisory teachers, taught 10 lessons to elementary school children. A cultural circle [Freire, B. (1982) Pedagogy of the Oppressed (New York, Seabury Press)] made up of student‐teachers and supervisory teachers met once a week. The group's thematic concern was ‘effective teaching of games in physical education’…
Mentoring, not Monitoring: Mediating a Whole-School Model in Supervising Preservice Teachers
This article offers a case study of a whole-school model for supervising preservice teachers that is related to the principles of professional development schools (Holmes Group, 1990) and Zeichner's (1992) notions of rethinking student teachers' practicum experience. The article draws on constructivist notions of learning to teach; in particular, reference is made to Vygotsky's (1978) sense of mediating a stimulus where in a social-cultural conte…
Game-as-teacher: Modification by adaptation in learning through game-play
This paper will explore how game-play in video games as well as game centered approaches in physical education (PE) such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) can draw on complexity thinking to inform the learning process in physical education. Using the video game concept of game-as-teacher (Gee, 2007), ideas such as enabling constraints from complexity thinking (Davis & Sumara, 2006) and information-movement couplings from motor learning (…
Self-study of an elementary generalist physical education teacher educator: School-integrated teacher education and structural coupling
This paper will focus on my last 8 years of teaching generalist pre-service teachers (GPTs) to teach elementary physical education (PE) within a school-integrated teacher education (SITE) course design. Self-study as a method of inquiry will be used to chart structural shifts in the course and my assumptions about teaching GPTs how to teach PE based on the (1) changes made to course structure, (2) aspects of the environment that afforded these op…
New BC Curriculum and Communicating Student Learning in an Age of Assessment for Learning
The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth analysis and review of effective and meaningful practices in reporting and communicating student learning in K-12 within the framework of assessment for learning. The timeliness of this topic is derived from the launch of the new curriculum in British Columbia (B.C.), which promotes innovations in both assessment and reporting. To accomplish this goal, research in assessment, grading and reporti…
Link2Practice: A Model of Ongoing Teacher and Teacher Candidate Professional Learning
A common complaint about teacher education programs is that it follows a linear model—where theory and teaching skills are learned at the university and then applied in practicum experiences—that is inadequate and does not accurately represent teacher candidates’(TC) experiences (Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Korthagen, Loughran & Russell, 2006). Indeed, teacher education programs have long been faced with the challenge of a “theory/practice divide”…
YouTube for Transcribing and Google Drive for Collaborative Coding: Cost-Effective Tools for Collecting and Analyzing Interview Data
Cloud-based tools are increasingly used in research processes. In this paper, we illustrate the practice of one research team making use of multiple cloud-based applications in preparing, analyzing, and sharing research data, as well as in collaborative writing and display of results. Important research ethics considerations are also explored as a foundation for this practice. We believe that our detailed description of the steps involved can be …
Intergenerational Perspectives From Elite Female Athletes’ Experiences With the Menstrual Cycle: Weaving in Confessional Insights From a Male Researcher With Emerging Co-Researchers
This qualitative study sought to explore, in depth, the sporting experiences of two Canadian elite athletes related to the menstrual cycle. Considering male patriarchy, a novel interview approach was used to facilitate between-athlete sharing and reflection on their menstruation-related experiences, initiated by an interview between participants without the male researcher being present. Thematic analysis revealed key differences in the experienc…
Psychology (7 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Teacher education (3 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (3 works) · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (2 works)