He is also a Research Fellow in the McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (MIIETL). With Kris Knorr of MIIETL he is researching the scalability of teaching Community-based learning in large courses and has worked on projects with students exploring the benefits and challenges of community gardens. Much of John’s teaching incorporates experiential learning in the community and he is the coordinator of the McMaster Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning courses (http://artsci.os.mcmaster.ca/experiential-learning/artsandsci-3ie3).