He received his Masters and PhD from the University of Alberta. Dr. Hopper’s scholarly work focuses on teacher education in physical education. His research explores the use of complexity thinking as a theoretical frame. He is currently involved in two SSHRC funded research grants entitled (1) Electronic-portfolio development in three professional programs, and (2) Youth Civic Engagement: Real Life Learning through Virtual Games Environments. Dr. Hopper has taught at all levels of the school curriculum both in Canada and the UK. Tim maintains strong links with local schools through a teacher education approach known as school integrated teacher education (SITE).