She holds a doctorate in Educational Administration and has taught online and blended undergraduate and graduate courses for more than a decade. From 2007-2012 she was a member of a team that designed, developed, and taught the e-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning PhD program for the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University in the UK. From 2013-2016, Gale was an Associate Professor in the Learning Sciences at the University of Calgary. To date, under her supervision, 20 graduate students have completed masters and doctoral programs in the field.