PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Strachan, W., J. Sharp and E. Barley. 2006. Repositioned by writing: Transforming the teaching and learning of first year biology. Conference presentation at WAC 2006: Writing Across the Curriculum. Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA

Sharp, J.C. 2006. Understanding and Correcting Student Misconceptions. Poster presentation as Biology Leadership Conference. Bermuda

Sharp, J.C. 2005. Writing to learn biology: development of a writing-intensive lecture and laboratory science course. Conference presentation at On the Road to Sustainable Excellence: Communicating across the Curriculum. American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt           

Day, R. and J.C. Sharp. 2005. Grading 400 Essays Exams: Assessing student learning in large courses (and seeing daylight!). Workshop presentation at Reaching New Heights of Learning at SFU: 7th Annual Symposium on Innovative Teaching, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Sharp, J.C. 2005. Developing a Writing-Intensive Lab Course: Logistics, Problems, and Benefits. Invited speaker at Improving Biology Education workshop, Vancouver, BC, sponsored by W.H. Freeman & Co.

Strachan, W. and J.C. Sharp. 2005. Writing to learn in a laboratory science course. Workshop presentation at 2005 University of Guelph Teaching & Learning Innovations Conference: Writing to Learn, Learning to Write.

Sharp, J.C. 2005. Instructor's Guide to Text and Media for Biology, 7th edition. Benjamin
Cummings.

Sharp, J.C.  2002.  Something's fishy in Paxton Lake. Journal of College Science Teaching 33: 42-47. Case study and notes available at 'Collection of Case Studies in Science', The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, SUNY at Buffalo.

Sharp, J.C. 1998. Misunderstanding Evolution. Workshop presentation at Catalyst 1998 conference, Simon Fraser University

Sharp, J.C. 1997. Adaptation and Evolution. Workshop presentation at Ms. Infinity conference, Simon Fraser University

McGregor, N. and Sharp, J.C. 1997. Use of Web-based Conference Groups in General Biology courses. Workshop presentation at NorthWest Biology Instructors' Organization (NWBio) conference, Seattle, Washington

Sharp, J.C. and M. Andrade. 1994. Investigations of Behavior in the Pea Aphid. in Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, Volume 15. (C.A. Goldman, Editor). Proceedings of the 15th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education

Sharp, J.C. 1993. Major's Biology: An Evolutionary Synthesis. Mini-workshop presentation at the Association for Biology Laboratory Instruction conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Sharp, J.C. and T.R. Parsons. 1978. Mass Culture Techniques for Amphipods. Paper presented at the American Society for Limnology and Oceanography conference, Victoria, British Columbia

Sharp, J.C., K.A. Able, W.C. Leggett and J.E. Carscadden. 1978. Utility of meristic and morphometric characters for identification of capelin stocks in Canadian Atlantic waters. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can. 35: 124-130