Dr. Dennis Sharpe
Dennis Sharpe is Professor with the Faculty of Education at
Memorial University. He holds a PhD from Texas A&M University
and recieved both his M.Ed. and B.Ed. degrees from the University
of Alberta. At Memorial, Dr. Sharpe teaches graduate and
under-graduate courses in post-secondary studies. He was also
instrumental in developing a number of faculty programs, including
M.Ed. degrees in Post-Secondary studies and Information Technology
as well as the graduate diploma program in Health Professional
Education.
Having held teaching and administrative positions in the UK,
Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr. Sharpe has directed
Faculty programs in Post-Secondary Studies, Native and Northern
Teacher Education and Technology Education.
Research projects that Dr. Sharpe has been involved with have
included school-to-work transitions, the characteristics and needs
of university distance learners, an assessment of the impact of
e-learning in the Province's schools, and the development of
effective distance (internet-based) delivery approaches. For the
last five years he has co-directed the Centre for Collaborative
Health Professional Education at Memorial and currently co-leads a
major Health Canada funded project in the development and
evaluation of an interprofessional health education initiative. In
addition to being a member of the CURA executive team, Dr. Sharpe
is also leading a research program investigating the effects of
technology in the transition years (from secondary to
post-secondary) and aboriginal education.
