Professor John Barnett

Science Education & Online Education

Professor John Barnett

Who I am

I am a faculty member here in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. I started here in July 2001 after working for a number of years at the University of Auckland in faraway New Zealand. My PhD comes from OISE at the University of Toronto. Before that I was a biology, general science and computer science teacher in Nova Scotia for about twenty years.

What I Teach: Undergraduate

Teaching and Learning Theory in Intermediate/Senior Biology EDUC 030

  • An elective called On-line Learning in Education taught as a blended online course EDUC 063
  • I am also a faculty advisor to Western's student teachers who take their practica at Montcalm Secondary School in London.

What I Teach: Graduate

  • Science and Science Teaching taught as a blended online course GRADEDUC 572
  • Research Issues in Information Technology Education  GRADEDUC 521

What I Research

  • Online Community
  • Internet Safety
  • Teacher's Knowledge

Site Last Updated: Sep. 11, 2008