by Christine Nielsen | May 22, 2025 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training
Guest post from ICI/PRO Member / Contributor Christine Nielsen HEAR - SEE - FEEL There are many models which attempt to explain and categorize the ways in which people learn new material. Most of them are very arcane and debates abound in the academic community about...
by Christine Nielsen | Oct 28, 2020 | Engage Your Students
When a friend and I returned from a cycling trip in Croatia last June my IC classes were curious about the experience and I told them lots of stories. One day I mused “Now that we have done some hills in Europe I guess it”™s time to do the hills here at home....
by Christine Nielsen | Aug 12, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Learn Leadership Skills
OK [wlm_firstname], What's holding you back? I had an 'aha' moment after last week's Sunday morning ride with the group which is going to tackle the Cabot Trail. All of these people started their cycling in my indoor classes so I have had an opportunity to observe...
by Christine Nielsen | May 7, 2017 | Date Specific, Engage Your Students, Instructor Training
We are less than 60 days from our ride around the Cabot Trail. The group has been very active - increasing distance to 55 km for morning rides, grades to 7+% for hill repeats and making lots of connections between the indoor and outdoor efforts in my classes. We...
by Christine Nielsen | May 7, 2017 | Date Specific, Engage Your Students
It is difficult to explain how iconic the Cabot Trail is to Nova Scotians and even Canadians. With six significant climbs (some of which are 13-17% for long stretches) it is notorious and glorious at the same time. The scenery is unparalleled and there is a mystique...