History of the Development and Use of Affective Learning Systems
1968-05 Engineering Diploma, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Happy Valley Adult Learning Center
1970-01 Science Instructor
Stephenville Adult Center
1971-09 Science Instructor
1973-07 Science Learning Guides Development Project for Individualized Learning
(BTSD - Basic Training for Skills Development)
Burin District Vocational School
1974-09 Science / Mathematics / Communications Instructor
1975-09 Learning systems design for science, mathematics and communications.
1976-09 Adult Basic Education Curriculum Development Committee
1976-09 Coordinator of Part-Time Programs (continued for twelve years)
1978-05 Bachelor of Vocational Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
1980-05 Bachelor of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland
1984-09 Chair, Provincial ABE Science Committee
1987-05 Master of Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University (my thesis was
Facilitating Individualized Learning in Adult Education: A Learning Styles Approach,
where I first tried to articulate my ideas about learning systems. At this point, I had
received fifty university credits in education in addition to my masters thesis.)
Eastern College
1987-09 Program Development Coordinator
1988-09 Learning systems design for trades and business programs at Eastern College.
1988-11 Adult Basic Education learning systems design in mathematics, science &
communications.
1989-05 Presented my ideas at the Mid-America Individualized Instruction Conference
in Aims, Iowa, USA
1989-06 Provincial ABE Curriculum Implementation Committee
1989-10 Learning systems design for Eastern College trades programs (carpentry,
welding, refrigeration, motor vehicle mechanics, marine diesel mechanics, industrial
mechanics, heavy equipment repair, electrical, plumbing and heating, steam-fitting
and pipefitting, hairstyling, and cooking).
1989-11 Learning systems design for Eastern College business education programs
(one year programs in accounting and secretarial and two year programs in office and
business administration in the subject areas of accounting, communications, finance,
business mathematics, commercial law, computer applications, economics, entrepre-
neurial studies, taxation, business management, marketing, organizational behavior,
industrial relations, stenography, records management, office communications, key-
boarding, word processing, shorthand, transcription, and statistics).
1990-11 Traveled to Northeast Metro Technical College (competency-based educa-
tion) in Minnesota, Fox Valley Technical College (Quality in Education) in Wisconsin
and Frontier College (workplace learning) in Toronto to get a first hand perspective of
the respective approaches.
1991-01 Committee on Studies for Eastern College
1991-02 Scaffolding learning systems design that was originally done for the gravity-
based Hibernia Off-Shore Oil Rig but eventually became the standard for scaffolding in
North America.
1991-03 Health Records Program learning systems design
1991-05 Presented my ideas at the Mid-America Individualized Instruction Conference
in Columbus, Ohio
1991-06 Participated in the Organization of a “Students At Risk” Conference at Eastern
College
Eastern Regional College
1991-09 Eastern College was expanded and became Eastern Regional College. I re-
tained my position designing learning systems for the new college.
1992-07 Natural Resources Technician Program
1992-08 Carpentry Learning Guides
1992-08 College Information Technology Programs/ Learning Guides
1993-01 Interior Systems Program
1993-01 Banking and Financial Services Program
1993-02 MVR Learning Guides
1993-03 Electrical Programs
1993-04 Electrical Program Learning Guides
1993-06 Agrifoods Business Development Program
1993-07 Electromechanical Engineering Technology Program
1993-09 Provincial Technology Steering Committee
1993-09 Sewing (Clothing Construction) Program
1993-10 Provincial Industrial Training Learning System (for the province) (Bricklaying
and Masonry, Carpentry, Commercial Baking, Commercial Transport, Construction
Electrical, Construction Management, Construction Surveying, Commercial Cooking,
Crane Operator, Diesel Mechanics, Drafting, Diesel Station Operator, Electronics, For-
est Ranger, Hairstylist, Heavy Equipment Operator, Heavy Equipment Repair, Industrial
Electrical, Industrial Instrumentation, Industrial Mechanic, Machinist, Microcomputer
Repair, Motor Vehicle Repair (Body), Motor Vehicle Repair (Mechanical), Non-Destruc-
tive Testing, Oil Burner Mechanic, Operating Lineman, Plumbing and Domestic Heat-
ing, Power Engineering, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Plant
Operator, Steam-fitting and Pipefitting, Small Equipment Repair, Sheet Metal, Struc-
tural Fitting, Truck and Transport Repair, and Welding)
1993-10 Welding Learning Guides
1993-10 Motor Vehicle Repair Technician Program
1993-10 Hairstyling Learning Guides
1993-10 Applied Arts Articulation Committee (Steering Committee for systems design
of Journalism, Travel Counselor, Textile Studies, Visual Arts, Native Crafts, Community
Recreation Development, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Food Administration,
Community Studies, and Early Childhood Education programs)
1993-11 Millwright Learning Guides
1993-12 Cooking Learning Guides
1994-04 Heavy Duty Equipment Repair Learning Guides
1994-10 Trails Development Program
1994-10 Published “From a Learning Point of View”. This was my second attempt to
articulate my ideas. At this point, everyone wanted details about the approach. The
book offered a lot of rhetoric and philosophy, but did not put the tools in the hands of
others.
1994-11 I held a poster session at the International Consortium for Experiential Learn-
ing Conference in Washington, D. C. I received interest and encouragement from many
people, especially aboriginal delegates from Canada and Finland delegates. Attending
this conference also gave me an idea of the magnitude of the challenge I had undertak-
en.
1994-11 Slate Quarry Operations Program
1995-02 Natural Resources Technician Program
1995-05 College Multimedia Program
1995-06 Industrial Electrical Advisory Committee
1995-09 Stone Masonry Program
1995-09 Contributed to a consulting report for Museum Association of Nfld & Labra-
dor (done as a private contract)
1995-11 Multimedia Programs Learning Systems Design for all five provincial regional
colleges
1995-11 Cultural Resources Management Program
1995-11 Provincial Prior Learning Assessment Committee
1995-11 Telemarketing Program
1995-12 Chair, Distance Learning Committee
1996-01 Informatics Program
1996-02 High School/ College Programs Learning System Design to allow college
courses to be offered as part of the high school program
1996-02 Steam-fitting/ Pipefitting Learning Guides Redesign (Pilot)
1996-03 Welding Engineering Technician Advisory Committee
1996-03 Hairstyling Advisory Committee
1996-03 Carpentry Joint Learning System Design with UBCJA
1996-04 Provincial Computer Support Programs
1996-04 Regional Economic Development Program
1996-05 Attended PLA Conference in Bellville, Ontario
1996-08 Air Quality Technician Program
1996-08 Landscaping Program
College of the North Atlantic
1996-09 All provincial colleges were amalgamated as the College of the North Atlantic.
I retained my position designing learning systems.
1996-09 Small Equipment Repair Program
1996-10 Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology Advisory Committee
1996-10 Ecotourism Interpretation Program
1996-11 Provincial College Learning Design System Program Planning Framework
1997-01 Hydroelectric Systems Operator Program
1997-01 Experiential Learning Committee
1997-02 Clarenville Chamber of Commerce Planning Session done as a private consul-
tation project to assist them in developing a five-year plan.
1997-02 Security Services
1997-02 Business Advisory Committee
1997-02 Provincial Business Studies Learning System Design (Business Administration
(Banking & Financial Services, Marketing; Public Administration, Small Business Entre-
preneurship, Accounting, and Human Resource Management); and Office Administra-
tion) (Executive Option, Information Processing, Legal Option, and Medical Option)
1997-02 Marine Cooking/ Commercial Cooking
1997-04 Information Technology Learning Systems Design (Programs in General Pro-
gramming, Business Systems Programming, Networking, Systems Analysis, and Com-
puter Support in the course areas of computing concepts, computer hardware,
operating systems, networks, programming, data management, document production,
multimedia)
1997-05 Mining Engineering Technician Program
1997-05 General Academic Studies Focus Group
1997-05 Industrial Trades Technician Program
1997-05 International Trade Program
1997-05 Quality Assurance Program
1997-05 Motor Vehicle Repair / Automotive Technology Programs
1997-06 Civil Engineering Advisory Committee
1997-07 Adventure Tourism
1997-09 Industrial Warehousing Program
1997-09 Industrial Engineering Technology Advisory Committee
1997-10 Industrial Design Technician Program
1997-11 Aircraft Structural Repair Program
1997-12 Electrical Engineering Technology (Power & Controls)/ Industrial Elect Pro-
grams
1998-01 Trades Roundtable Discussion
1998-02 Accounting
1998-02 Early Childhood Education Program Redesign
1998-02 Civil Engineering Technician Program
1998-03 Auto Body Repair Program Redesign
1998-04 Millwright / Machinist Curriculum Redesign
1998-05 Heavy Duty Equipment Repair / Truck and Transport Repair Redesign
1998-06 Steam-fitting/ Pipefitting/ Plumbing & Heating Redesign
1998-06 Automotive Services Technician Program
1998-06 Heritage Interpretation Program
1998-09 Architectural Engineering Technology Advisory Committee
1998-09 Provincial Program Planning Team
1998-09 Industrial Trades Programs Admin Team
1998-09 Natural Resources Programs Admin Team
1998-09 Engineering Technology Programs Admin Team
1998-10 Electrical Program Redesign
1998-11 Non-Destructive Testing Program
1998-15 Welding/ Welding Engineering Technician
1999-01 Employee of the Future (Mining and Mineral Processing) Program Redesign
1999-01 Northern Natural Resources Technician Program
1999-02 Forum on Accessibility Programming
1999-02 Natural Resources Learning Systems Design (Programs in Forest Resources
Management, Fish and Wildlife Management, Environmental Technology in the course
areas of mathematics, computer operation, geology, communications, safety, law en-
forcement, biology, ecology, fish and wildlife, forest resources, environmental man-
agement, field data acquisition, and archaeology)
1999-02 Electrical/ Electronic Engineering Technology Advisory Committee
1999-02 Hide Processing (Tannery) Program (BTG - Bridging the Gap)
1999-03 Petroleum Engineering Technology Advisory Committee
1999-07 Industrial Instrumentation Mechanic
1999-07 Adventure Tourism/Ecotourism Programs
1999-09 Orientation to Trades and Technology for Women Program
1999-11 Environmental Technology Program
1999-11 Task Group on College Credentials
1999-11 Aviation Program
2000-01 Pulp and Paper Operations Program
2000-02 Motive Power Parts Clerk Program
2000-02 Geographic Information Systems Program
2000-03 Manufacturing Operations Technology Program
2000-04 Multi-Skills Trades Program
2000-04 Forest Resources Technician Program
2000-05 Fish and Wildlife Technician Programs
2000-06 Heritage Carpentry Program
2000-11 Geomatics Engineering Technology
2002-06 Greenhouse Operations Program (BTG)
2002-06 Wood Preservation Operations Program (BTG)
2002-07 Horticultural Program (BTG)
2002-07 Saw-milling Program (BTG)
2002-08 Secondary Processing of Mussels Program (BTG)
2003-01 Conservation Law Enforcement Program
2003-02 English as a Second Language Program
2003-05 General Arts and Science Program
2003-05 Academic Programs Administration Team
2003-05 Housing Maintenance Program
2003-07 Hydrometallurgy Program
Retirement from the College (Dec 2003)
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