Gerald G. Tembrevilla, PHD
Assistant Professor
Office: Seton Academic Centre 421
Phone: (902) 457-5513
E-mail: gerald.tembrevilla@msvu.ca
X handle: @ggtembs
Website: https://blogs.ubc.ca/phdandbeyond/
Research and Teaching Interests
STEM Teacher Education
Augmented and Virtual Reality Technology Integration
Experiential learning and hands-on learning in K-12 STEAM
Educational Technologies; Collaborative Learning Technologies
Threshold concepts in science, physics, and engineering education
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) Public Outreach
Empathy, systems thinking, and metacognition in engineering education
Background
PhD Student Fellow – UCLA, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
PhD Student Fellow – University of Cambridge, U.K., Faculty of Education
PhD Student Fellow – ETH-Zurich, Physics Education Research Group
Post-doctoral training, Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, 2021
PhD, Science (physics) Education, The University of British Columbia – Vancouver, 2020
MA, Science (physics) Education, Okayama University, Japan, 2012
BSEd, Physics Majors, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines, 1998
Select Publications
Tembrevilla, G., Nesbit, S., Ellis, N., & Ostafichuk, P. (2023). Developing transdisciplinary in first‐year engineering. Journal of Engineering Education (Washington, D.C.), 112(1), 43–63. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20497
Tembrevilla, G., & Phillion, A. (2023). First-Year Students in Experiential Learning in Engineering Education: A Systematic Literature Review. Proceedings of the Annual Conference and Exposition American Society for Engineering Education, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A. June 25-28, 2023, 1-17, https://peer.asee.org/4371
Caballero, D., Yassa, B., Tembrevilla, G., Zeadin, M., & Phillion, A. (2023). A first-year integrated project-based course: Students’ experience and engagement working in teams amid COVID-19. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association, Kelowna, BC, Canada, June 17-21, 2023, 1-9.
Earle, S., DiCecco, L.A, Blinkey, D., Arshad, M. Lucentini, A., Tembrevilla, G., & Yu, B. (2023).
Making Learning Fun: Implementing a Gamified Approach to Materials Science and Engineering Education. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Annual Conference and Exposition American Society for Engineering Education, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A. June 25-28, 2023, 1-32. https://peer.asee.org/43520
Tembrevilla, G., Phillion, A., Ebrahimi, S. (2022). Collaborative Teaching Model: Synergy of Teaching Assistants in a First-year Engineering Course During the Pandemic. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Annual Conference and Exposition American Society for Engineering Education, Minneapolis, U.S.A. June 26-29, 2022, 1-12, https://peer.asee.org/40372
Banack, H., Robillard, A., Robson, C., & Tembrevilla, G. (2022). Fresh Air: Opening Doors to Uncertainty. Runner – The Journal of the Health and Physical Education of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, 53(1), 34-41. https://www.hpec.ab.ca/uploads/files/RunnerVol53No1-2022.pd
Tembrevilla, G., Nesbit, S., Ostafichuk, P., & Ellis, N. (2021). First-year engineering students’ experiences and perceptions viewed through the lens of transdisciplinary knowledge and threshold concepts. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Long Beach, California, July 26-29, 2021, 1-12, https://peer.asee.org/37196
Tembrevilla, G., Phillion, A., Zeadin, M. (June 21, 2021). Grade 12 university-bound grads: Orientation will help you in one of the biggest transitions of your lives. The Conversation Canada. Retrieved from
https://theconversation.com/grade-12-university-bound-grads-orientation-will-help-you-in-one-of-the-biggest-transitions-of-your-lives-161147
Tembrevilla, G., & Milner-Bolotin, M. (2019). Engaging physics teacher-candidates in the production of science demonstration videos. Physics Education, 54(2), 25008–. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/aaf95d