Wendy Barber
PhD
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education
Contact information
Charles Hall
- Room CHA 356
Downtown Oshawa
61 Charles Street
Oshawa, ON L1H 4X8
905.721.8668 ext. 2447
Wendy Barber -- Physical and health education, use of digital technology
Dr. Wendy Barber's research interests include: physical and health education; wellness and human potential; teacher development; and how digital technologies can improve health education outcomes. Dr. Barber also focuses on teacher health and well-being, and helps them develop the concept of critical play to make them better role models for students.Bio
Dr. Barber’s research interests include resilience and grit, teacher development, health and physical education and online learning communities. Creative passions include the role of mindfulness, flow, awareness and play in teaching and learning. She won the Ontario Tech University Teaching Award of Excellence in 2014.
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Courses taught
Bachelor of Arts (Educational Studies)
- AEDT 1170U - Psychological Foundations and Digital Technologies
Bachelor of Education
- EDUC 1314U - Primary/Junior Health & Physical Education
- EDUC 1315U - The Arts, Primary/Junior (Dance)
- EDUC 3207U - Teacher as Coach
- EDUC 3750U - Learning & Child Development
- EDUC 4503U - Curriculum Studies I: Health & Physical Education
- EDUC 4504U - Curriculum Studies II: Health & Physical Education
Graduate
- EDUC 5004G - Critical and Reflective Practice
- EDUC 5305G - Authentic Assessment
Research and expertise
- Authentic assessment
- Curriculum teaching and learning in HPE
- Developing resilience and grit in teachers
- Health and physical education
- Online communities and transformative digital practice
- Physical literacy
- Resilience and grit
- Role of HPE in developing resilience and grit for academic hardiness in students
- Teacher development
- Barber, W., Walters, W. & Walters, J. (2022 in press) Teacher Candidates’ Critical Reflections on Inclusive Physical Education: Deconstructing our Past and Rebuilding New Paradigms. PHENEX (vol, no in press)
- Barber, W. & Mann, A. (2022). Creating Dynamic Engaging Learning Environments. In Thriving Online: A Guide for Busy Educators. (Kay, R. 7 Hunter, w. Eds.)
- Barber, W. (2022). Breaking Barriers: New Perspectives on Inclusion in Physical Education. Routledge Encyclopedia of Sport Studies, edited by Dr Vassil Girginov.
- Barber, W.,Walters, W., Chartier, P. & Temertzoglou, C. (2020) Examining Self-Confidence and Self-Perceived Competence in Canadian Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs): The Role of Biographies in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Sport Education and Society.
- Barber, W. (2020). Building Creative Critical Online Learning Communities through Digital Moments. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 18(5), 387‑396.
- Barber, W. (2020). Inclusive physical education: building a new paradigm of ability and “dis” ability in teacher education. In Inclusive Education: Perspectives, Practices and Challenges, Chapter 2, (Ed. Melanie Grant) Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-53617-405-2 New York: NY
- Barber, W. (2019). Creative online learning communities: Arts-based social interaction through digital moments. In Understanding Creativity: Past, Present and Future Perspectives. (Ed. Roger J. Cuadra), Nova Science Publishers, New York: NY. ISBN: 978-1-53616-052-9
- Barber, W. & Brown, I. (2019). Developing resilient teachers: New perspectives on the role of “grit” in effective teacher development. In Teacher Development: Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges. (Ed. T. Moller) Series: Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World, NOVA Science Publishers, New York: NY. ISBN: 978-1-53615-258-6
- Barber, W., Robertson, L. & Walters, B. (2018).Inclusive and Accessible physical education for diverse populations. In S. Singer and M. Harkins, (Eds.), Educators on Diversity, Social Justice and Schooling: A Reader. Canadian Scholars Press: Toronto.
- Barber, W. (2017) Inclusive and accessible physical education: rethinking ability and disability in pre-service teacher education. Sport Education and Society Pages 1-13 | Received 11 Sep 2016, Accepted 02 Dec 2016, Published online: 27 Dec 2016
- Barber, W. Robertson, L. & Leo, J. (June 2016). A new approach to fully accessible physical education, Physical and Health Education Journal 82(2)
- Barber, W. (2016). Critical play: New paradigms for promoting student achievement and excellence. Chapter 6 in Student Achievement: Perspectives, Assessment and Improvement Strategies in NOVA Series - Education in a competitive and globalizing world. (Ed. G. Hughe