Barbara Brown, University of Calgary

Research

teacher education online learning online pedagogies pre-service teachers group work distance education collaboration social connectedness

Latest funding

Examining Implementation of Policies Restricting Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media in K-12 Schools
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$62,082
Exploring Online Pedagogies for Social Connectedness and Advancing Professional Collaboration
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$68,960

All 2 grants and awards

Examining Implementation of Policies Restricting Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media in K-12 Schools

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, Barbara

Keywords: policy; mobile devices; social media; K-12 schools; cellphones; screen time; smartphones; technology use in schools; Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research; teacher education

$62,082

Exploring Online Pedagogies for Social Connectedness and Advancing Professional Collaboration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Brown, Barbara

Keywords: online learning; teacher education; online pedagogies; pre-service teachers; group work; distance education; collaboration; social connectedness; social interdependence theory; case study

$68,960

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: teacher education Dear Professor Brown, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on teacher education connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Examining Implementation of Policies Restricting Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media in K-12 Schools" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]