Teaching

 

With almost 20 years teaching experience, Kelsey began her career in the recreation industry teaching swimming lessons, advanced lifesaving courses, and aquafitness classes, and coaching regional waterpolo and swimming teams, as well as individual triathletes.

 

Since beginning her university teaching career, Kelsey has advanced from Marking Assistant to Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Guest Lecturer to Invited Speaker; she was appointed as a Sessional Lecturer, from 2011 - 2013, at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Canada) with cross appointments in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, the Geography Department and the Department of Anthropology. In 2013, she returned to university to pursue her doctoral studies in the Department of Tourism, in the School of Business, at the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand). While at Otago, Kelsey was appointed as a Tutor and has Guest Lectured in the Department of Tourism , where she also spent a semester tutoring in the Department of Anthropology & Archaeology, and was a personal tutor with Disability Support Services. In 2016, Kelsey accepted a 3 year Limited Term Appointment in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada). For the 2019 - 2020 academic year, Kelsey was a Contract Lecturer in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Canada). Starting July 1st, 2020, Kelsey will commence a 2 year Definite Term Lecturer appointment in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Canada).

 

Lecturer

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Kelsey is currently appointed to a 2 Year Definite Term Lecturer role in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Canada). For the 2020-2021 academic year, she will teach in the areas of Introductory Tourism, Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Studies, Outdoor Recreation Resources Management and Theories and Evidence for Therapeutic Recreation Practice.

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Adjunct Appointments

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Kelsey is appointed as an Adjunct Supervisor to the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada) where she continue to supervise Master Students in the Master of Arts (Kinesiology and Recreation) degree program.

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Contract Lecturer

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Kelsey was appointed as a Sessional Lecturer in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Canada) for the 2019 - 2020 academic year. She taught Adventure Therapy and Nature-Based Therapeutic Recreation, Programming, Agritourism, and Risk Management and Legal Liability in Outdoor Recreation.  

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Instructor

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From July 2016 to June 2019, Kelsey was appointed to a 3-year limited-term contract position as an Instructor, in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba teaching a range of upper and lower level courses in classes of 8 – 280 students. Courses included Introduction to Leisure Travel, Concepts in Recreation and Leisure, Program Planning Principles, Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation, Clinical Aspects of Therapeutic Recreation, Inclusive Physical Activity and Leisure Sport, Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism, Advanced Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism Management and Research, and Agritourism and Community Development. At the University of Manitoba, Kelsey supervised twelve Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), guiding them through assessment of student work and moderating their marking. In the Winter 2019 semester, Kelsey received a course release to undertake a complete redesign of the online version of the Concepts in Recreation and Leisure Course. This has involved consultation with other course instructors delivering the in-person lecture-based course to ensure alignment across courses, and work with a Course Design Expert from the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL). Kelsey spearheaded the textbook selection, and am modifying course- and unit-intended learning outcomes, redesigning the course syllabus, assignments and rubrics, and creating the online content for delivery to students.
 

Supervision

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Kelsey currently co-supervises a Masters student in her role as an Adjunct at the University of Manitoba. The student’s thesis explores sustainable building legacies following mega-sporting event, using the Canada Games Sport for Life Center (Winnipeg) as a case study. In their coursework year, I facilitated a directed studies course for them on walkable communities, urban design guidelines, and mega-sporting event legacies. Now in their thesis year, Kelsey is providing support in the preparation of their thesis proposal, including bi-weekly meetings and feedback on her draft proposal. Kelsey sat as an external advisor on a Masters student’s committee within the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba. This student’s thesis explored unique culinary experiences from the perspectives of setting, seasonality and service.

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In 2020, Kelsey supervised two fourth-year Directed Studies students in Lakehead University's School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism through a joint placement and undergraduate research partnership with Camp Quality. Through their directed studies, these students undertook organizational policy research aimed a revising the risk management plans for Camp Quality's Therapeutic Summer Camps and Breaking Borders programs; additionally, students' capstone projects focused on the delivery of intentional programming, based on evidence-  and strengths-based approaches to therapeutic recreation program design during staff and volunteering training within each of program.

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Kelsey supervised a student through the completion of their fourth year Directed Studies project on Risk Management and Planning for Hiking Trails while a Sessional Lecturer at Lakehead University (2013). She provided one-on-one tutorials in project design, facilitated stakeholder consultation, held project progress meetings with the student, oversaw manuscript layout and revision, and assessed the completed project.
 

Mentoring

While studying towards her doctoral degree in Tourism at the University of Otago, Kelsey was a mentor to two Masters students. In this role, she provided academic support with course assignments, and thesis research, as well as pastoral care and guidance in navigating the New Zealand educational system. This mentorship was coordinated via the New Zealand Aid Scholarships program and the International Office.

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Contract Lecturer

Kelsey was appointed as a Sessional Lecturer at Lakehead University’s School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism (2011- 2013), teaching a range of upper and lower level courses in classes of 15 – 75 students. Courses included the Theory and Practice of Tourism, Nature-Based Tourism, Risk Management & Legal Liability and others listed in my CV. There, she supervised two GTAs, guiding them through seminar delivery and moderating their marking. Kelsey also designed and delivered an upper-level online course on Agricultural Tourism via the Continuing Education and Distance Learning (CEDL) Office. At Lakehead University, Kelsey was also cross-appointed as a Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, where she taught an Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology course to 145 students, and a second year Key Concepts in Ethnology course to 45 students. In this role, Kelsey supervised an additional two GTAs, including coordinating and moderating their marking of term papers.

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Guest Lecturing

At Lakehead University, the University of Otago and the University of Manitoba, Kelsey guest lectured on Agricultural Tourism, Battlefield Tourism, Body Positivity and Inclusive Physical Activity, Event Management, Research Methods, Indigenous Co-Management in Eco-Tourism and Parks Management, Indigenous Economic Development and Trails, and Scuba Diving Tourism. Kelsey was also an Invited Speaker in the University of Minnesota @ Duluth’s Centre for Environmental Education Speaker Series (2012) and an Invited Panelist in the Lakehead University Teaching and Learning Symposium session on Graduate Student Supervision (2019).
 

Teaching Assistant

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As Graduate Teaching Assistant in Lakehead University’s School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism for four semesters of Introductory and Advanced Inquiry and Analysis, Kelsey developed and taught labs on qualitative tourism research methods. She was also GTA for a Programming and Evaluation in Outdoor Recreation course, supervising teams through the design, delivery and evaluation of recreational programs for seniors.
 

At the University of Otago, New Zealand, Kelsey was a Tutor for five semesters on an Introductory Tourism course where she developed and facilitated seminars on the Tourism System, reinforcing course concepts through guided discussions, debates, group activities and critical analysis of Destination Marketing media. Kelsey was also a Tutor for Tourism Research Methods, Events and Conventions Management, and Global Tourism. In this role, she provided instructional support to the Hands on Otago program, for their Summer 2016 Extension program on Ecotourism. Working with a Faculty member and the Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Kelsey taught the basic principles of ecotourism to a group of 15 high school students from across New Zealand, and then facilitated a week-long research project aimed at improving the Ecosanctuary’s science communication and interpretation strategies for youth.
 

At the University of Otago, Kelsey was also appointed as a Tutor in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, for an introductory socio-cultural anthropology paper on Global and Local Cultures where she developed and taught weekly seminars, marked student papers, and proctored the midterm exam.
 

Grading Assistant

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As a Grading Assistant in Lakehead University’s Department of Philosophy for two semesters of Environmental Philosophy, Kelsey held weekly office hours to provide additional student support, and marked midterm exams and term papers.