BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Dr. Tim Hopper is an associated professor and faculty member in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education (EPHE), Faculty of Education, University of Victoria. He received his Masters and PhD from the University of Alberta. Dr Hopper’s research focuses on PE teacher education, in particular, conceptual approaches to teaching such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) and Movement Education. Dr Hopper has a lot of experience in the classroom, having taught at all levels of the school curriculum. Dr Hopper is the past president of the Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) and recipient of the Faculty of Education Teaching Excellence Award (2005). Dr Hopper’s research interests focus on qualitative research methodologies focused on teacher education and physical education. His recent work is on program wide electronic portfolio development and understanding the complexities of learning to teach from situated learning experiences.