Refereed Articles

Besides creating web-based educational resources, members of the VSSLR group are also evaluating the use of those resources and publishing the findings in the refereed journals. Some examples of those refereed articles are shown below, while for the full publication list please visit Maja Krzic’s Google Scholar page

  • Wells, A., M. Krzic, S. Brown, and A.A. Bomke. 2025. University farm benefits from a long-term student-generated soil data set. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 105:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2024-0056
  • Krzic, M., T. Yates, A. Diochon, L. Van Eerd, and D. MacKenzie. 2024. Assessing the Incorporation of the Soil Health Concept in Postsecondary Education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 104 (2):227-236. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2024-0002
  • Brown, S., and M. Krzic. 2022. Student perspectives of blended online teaching and learning in a large science course during the COVID-19 pandemic. NACTA journal 66:79-91
  • Krzic, M., S.J. Brown, and A.A. Bomke.2020. Combining problem-based learning and team-based learning in a sustainable soil management course. Natural Science Education 2020;49:e20008. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20008.
  • Krzic, M., J. Wilson, P. Hazlett, and A. Diochon. 2019. Soil science education practices used in Canadian K-12, postsecondary, and informal settings. Natural Sciences Education 48:1-6. doi:10.4195/nse2019.09.0015
  • Masse, J., T.T. Yates, M. Krzic, A. Unc, C. Chen, K. Hodgson, S. Quideau, and J. Warren. 2019. Identifying learning outcomes for a Canadian pedology field school: Addressing the gap between new graduates’ skills and the needs of the current job market. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 99:458-471. https://doi.org/10.1139/CJSS-2019-0040 .
  • Krzic, M., T. Yates, A. Diochon, M. Swalow, N. Basiliko, and M. Pare. 2018. Introductory soils courses: a frontier of soil science education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 98:343-356. https://doi.org/1139/cjss–2018-0006.
  • Amargedon-Madison, J., M. Krzic, S. Simard, C. Adderly, and S. Khan. 2018. Shroomroot: An action-based digital game to enhance postsecondary teaching and learning about mycorrhiza. American Biology Teacher 80(1):11-20. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2018.80.1.11
  • Hoffman, D., M. Krzic, S. Nashon, and M. Schmidt. 2017. Web-based educational tool and mobile quest for forest floor description and humus form classification. Natural Science Education 46:1-10. doi:10.4195/nse2017.05.0008
  • Diochon, A., N. Basiliko, M. Krzic, T. Yates, E. Olson, J. Masse, B. Amiro, and D. Kumaragamage. 2017. Profiling undergraduate soil science education in Canada: Status and projected trends. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 97:122-132. doi: 10.1139/CJSS-2016-0058
  • Krzic, M., A.A. Bomke, M. Sylvestre, and S.J. Brown. 2015. Teaching sustainable soil management: A framework for using problem-based learning. Natural Science Education 44:43-50. doi:10.4195/nse2014.07.0015
  • Iverson, M., M. Krzic, and A.A. Bomke. 2014. A framework for site assessment guides for urban impacted soils: A Vancouver case study. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community. 5(1):1-11. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2014.051.006
  • King, C., J. Dordel, M. Krzic, and S.W. Simard. 2014. Integrating a mobile-based gaming application into a postsecondary forest ecology course. Natural Science Education 43:1173-125. https://doi.org/10.4195/nse2014.02.0004
  • Krzic M., J. Wilson, N. Basiliko, A, Bedard-Haughn, E. Humphreys, S. Dyanatkar, P. Hazlett, R. Strivelli, C. Crowley, and L. Dampier. 2014. Soil 4 Youth: Charting New Territory in Canadian High School Soil Science Education. Natural Science Education 43:73-80. doi:10.4195/nse2013.11.0034
  • Krzic, M., R.A. Strivelli, E. Holmes, S. Grand, S. Dyanatkar, L.M. Lavkulich, and C. Crowley. 2013. Virtual soil monoliths: Blending traditional and web-based educational approaches. Natural Science Education 42:1-8. https://doi.org/10.4195/nse.2012.0014
  • Strivelli, R.A., M. Krzic, C. Crowley, S. Dyanatkar, A. Bomke, S.W. Simard, and A. Jakoy. 2011. Integration of problem-based learning and web-based multimedia to enhance soil management course. J. Natural Resources & Life Science Education 40: 215-223. https://doi.org/10.4195/jnrlse.2010.0032n