Tom Gleeson

I am a hydrogeologist at University of Victoria, Canada who is interested in groundwater sustainability, mega-scale groundwater systems, groundwater recharge and discharge and fluid flow around geologic structures. My goal is fundamental and applied research and teaching to enable sustainable groundwater use.

by Tom Gleeson September 8, 2014 0

Faculty Today

Two great science communication tools for conferences and teaching: smart screens and cell phones

Earlier in the summer at the European Geosciences Union in Vienna I learned about two dead-easy and great science communicationContinue Reading

by Tom Gleeson May 13, 2014 1

Faculty Today General

What busy profs would like to read in a blog post about active learning

During a great workshop today on active learning in engineering at McGill I asked two questions (using Socrative) , ofContinue Reading

McGill University Faculty of Engineering classroom.

by Tom Gleeson April 24, 2014 1

Faculty Today

Active learning in large classes: a gallery ‘walk’ with a 100 students

Active learning in large classrooms is difficult but not impossible – here is one example of an active learning techniqueContinue Reading

Active Learning Classroom with Tom Gleeson, Faculty of Engineering

by Tom Gleeson April 17, 2014 0

Faculty Today Students Today Universities Today

Co-teaching a blended class across universities: Why? And why not?

This term I am co-teaching a graduate class in advanced groundwater hydrology with Grant Ferguson (University of Saskatchewan) and SteveContinue Reading