Publications & Grants

Major Publications

The Plaid Avenger's World

Editions 1-6; 2006-2012

In use in over a dozen universities, The Plaid Avenger's World is an unconventional, compelling textbook that students actually enjoy reading. Written in an approachable, conversational tone, the text generates interest and engages students in honest class discussions about the world around them. It provides an innovative examination of global events from a geographic perspective, enlightening students on the international issues of our time and global cultures to better prepare them for this interwoven and interconnected planet in which they now are a part.

Drink This Now!

Editions 1-5; 2006-2011

As wine's popularity continues to explode in the US, and sales sky-rocketing with it, there has come an avalanche of 'wine education' books preaching and promising to teach you everything you ever (or never) wanted to know about wine....without ever actually requiring consumption as part of the learning process! This book is for those actually wanting to start drinking the beverage of Bacchus immediately while they learn some stuff along the way. Using actual wine lessons written for and tested out in my college classes Drink This Now! was written with the wine-curious beginner in mind. First-time imbibers, college students, and even seasoned drinkers who would like to know a little more detail about this fantastic fluid are the target audience.

Book Chapters

Tony Wolf, John Boyer, Tim Martinson, and Fritz Westover. Chapter 2: 'Vineyard Site Selection.' In the Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America. Publication Number: NRAES-145. Published: 2009. ISBN: 9781933395128

John Boyer. Chapter 7: 'Keep It Real: Making Connections to the Real World.' In Teaching Excellence At A Research-Centered University: Energy, Empathy, and Engagement in the Classroom. Editors E. Scott Geller & Philip K. Lehman Published: 2007 ISBN 0536-31227-3

Articles

Boyer, J. The World is Their Oyster: Restructuring World Regional Geography to Maximize Student Learning Opportunities, in Pedagogy in Practice Spring 2012, VT Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research. Page 20-22 http://www.cider.vt.edu/downloads/2012pedagogy.pdf

Conn S., Boyer J., Hu D., & Wilkinson T.; Scaling Large-size Undergraduate Classes at a Top Research University via eLearning Strategies: A Facilitated Model of Instruction using a Web 2.0 Paradigm. February 25, 2010 in the Information Systems Education Journal, Volume 8, Issue Number 5 http://isedj.org/8/5/

Boyer, John. Book review of Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History, by Frederick H. Smith, University Press of Florida in The Journal of Latin American Geography 5 (2) 2006 pp 145-146.

Boyer, John. Instructor's Manual for Contemporary World Regional Geography, 1st edition, Bradshaw/White/Dymond/DeLyser, 2004.

Wolf, Tony and J. D. Boyer. 2003. Vineyard Site Selection. Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication 463-020. 31 p. http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/viticulture/463-020/463-020.html.

Wolf, Tony K. and John D. Boyer. 2000 Site selection and other vine management principle and practices to minimize the threat of cold injury. Proceedings of the Cold Hardiness Workshop, American Society for Enology and Viticulture Annual Meeting, June 2000, Seattle, WA. Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 51 (2001).

Wolf, Tony K. and John D. Boyer. Use of a Geographical Information System (GIS) approach to mapping suitable vineyard soils in Virginia. ASEV/ES 26th Annual Meet., July 2001, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Boyer, J. and T.K. Wolf. 2000. GIS and GPS aid the exploration of viticultural potential in Virginia. Vineyard and Winery Management, Nov/Dec. 2000, pp.48-54.

Boyer, J. and T.K. Wolf. Development and preliminary validation of a Geographical Information System approach to vineyard site suitability assessment in Virginia.11 p. In: Proceeding of the 5th International Symposium on Cool Climate Viticulture and Oenology, 16-20 January 2000, Melbourne, Aust. (2000).

Boyer, John and Tony K. Wolf. 1998. GIS and GPS identify viticultural potential. 49th Annual Meeting, American Society for Enology and Viticulture, 24-26 June 1998, Sacramento, CA.

Boyer, J. and T.K. Wolf. GIS and GPS identify viticulture potential. Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 49:449, 1998.

Boyer, John. MS Thesis. May 1998. Geographic analysis of viticulture potential in Virginia. Department of Geography, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Conference Presentations

Conference Presentation: South by Southwest Interactive Conference (SxSW), Austin TX, March 10, 2013
Title: Going Graphic with the News http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_IAP4472

Invited Panelist (by Skype), South by Southwest Education Conference (SxSW.edu), Austin TX, March 5, 2013
Topic: How Video Calls Globalize Shared Learning http://schedule.sxswedu.com/events/event_EDUP7265

Invited keynote speaker: 2012 Texas Higher Education Leadership Conference in Austin, TX. October 4, 2012.
Topic: Expanding Engagement to Thousands: Strategies for Expanded Classrooms

South by Southwest Interactive Conference (SxSW), March 2012, Austin TX Title: Supersizing the Classroom: 3000 Students & Beyond
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_IAP10043 (podcast of talk)
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21104087 Associated Press interview at SxSW, 03/14/12

South by Southwest Education Conference (SxSW.edu), March 2012, Austin, TX Title: Supersizing the Classroom: 3000 Students & Beyond
http://schedule.sxswedu.com/event/sxsw/sxswedu_embed/events/view/14030/
http://audio.sxsw.com/2012/podcasts/edu/06_Supersizing_the_Classroom_3000_Students.mp3 (podcast of talk)

Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in New York, NY Feb. 2012 Title: Expanding Geographic Horizons: Tools and Tips for Large Geography Classrooms

Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy (CHEP), Feb. 2012, Blacksburg, VA. Title: Expanding Engagement to Thousands: Communication Tools for Large Classes

International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL), 10/14/11 San Diego, CA. Boyer, J., Doolittle, P., Byrd, C.N., & Pritchard, K. Title: Teaching in Large and Ultra-Large Classes

Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA March 2009 Title: Losing Geography: The Impacts of ‘False’ Terroir Labeling on the Virginia Wine Industry

Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA April 2008. Title: Geography of Wine in Non-credit Venues.

Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA April 2008. Pritchard, K.F.*, Kennedy, L.M., and Boyer, J.D. . 2008. Poster Presentation: Cartographic design and content analysis of wine tourism maps for Virginia. (*student collaborator).

Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. April 2007 Title: Wine Trails Trump AVA's in Eastern US: A New Geographical Wine Unit is Born?

Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) in Morgantown, WV November 2006 Poster Presentation: Apples as an Indicator Species for Viticulture Potential in Virginia and North Carolina. John Boyer, Katie Pritchard & Andrew Foy, authors.

Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. April 2005 Title: The Geography of ‘Old Vines'

Wineries Unlimited (Professional Conference and Trade Show) King of Prussia, PA March 2001 Title: GIS and GPS in site selection: a VA example.

American Society for Enology and Viticulture Annual Symposium, Sacramento, CA July 1998 Title: GIS and GPS Identify Viticulture Potential.