Technology for PETE: Developing and Teaching an Undergraduate Technology Class

Dr. Joanne LeightMs. Emily HunterSlippery Rock University

AAHPERD ConventionSan Diego, CAMarch 30, 2011

Overview – Technology for PETE•Slippery Rock University▫PETE Program

•History ▫Curriculum Changes

•Technology for PETE Course▫Development▫Design▫Content▫Evaluation and Revisions

Slippery Rock University•One of the 14 state-owned institutions that

comprise the State System of Higher Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PASSHE).

•Founded in 1889 as a teacher education institution, Slippery Rock has grown into a comprehensive university.

•There are over 50 buildings on a 660 acre campus located in western Pennsylvania, less than one hour north of Pittsburgh.

•Approximately 8600 undergraduate students.

•Over 65 different majors.

PETE Program at the Rock• Over 450 Physical Education Teacher Education

Majors• Nineteen full time faculty members / Five part time• Fourteen Student Teaching Centers• Three Out-of-Region Student Teaching Opportunities

▫ Dublin, Ireland (Fall); Mexico City (Spring); Raleigh, NC (Summer)

• Three Minors▫ Adapted Physical Activity ▫ Aquatics▫ Coaching

• Two student run clubs▫ PETE Club▫ FIT Club

• One Honorary▫ Phi Epsilon Kappa

• One Graduate Program▫ Adapted Physical Activity

History of Curriculum Change•Pennsylvania State System of Higher

Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors mandated that all degree programs must be capped at 120 credit hours (2002).

•SRU’s PETE program required 141 credit hours for dual certification in H/PE, grades K-12.

•Physical Education department spent two years revising the PETE program.

•While shaving credits and combining courses, one class was added: Technology for PETE

History of Curriculum Change –(cont.)

•Exit interviews determined that technology was an area of deficiency for PETE students.

•While proficient with numerous modes of technology, many students did not possess the skills necessary for using technology specific to physical education.

•Students did not know how to integrate technology into their lessons and teaching experiences.

Technology Course Development•Researched what to include in course.•Linked course content to following standards:▫NASPE▫International Society for Technology in Education

(ISTE)

▫Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)

▫SRU College of Education (COE) Framework•Fall 2003 - Final approval of course syllabus•Spring 2004 - Course was taught for the first

time.•Two sections of 30 students for each

subsequent semester.

Technology Course Design

•Two main components▫Lecture

Using Technology in Physical Education (Mohnsen, 2010)

▫Lab Technology for PETE Handbook (Leight, 2010)

Laptops – Fall 2005 Computer Lab – Fall 2009

•Course Evaluation▫Quizzes and Exams▫Projects

Course Content - Lecture• Introduction to

Technology in Health and PE

•Computers 101• Text-Based Documents•Data Manipulation•Using Images•Using Video•Using Audio•Using

Telecommunication• Instructional Software

• Assessing Student Learning

• Measuring Devices• Interactive Devices• Online Physical

Education• Improving the

Instructional Delivery• The Future of

Technology

Course Content - Lab

•Microsoft Applications▫Word

Assignment▫Publisher

Award certificate Flyer Brochure Newsletter Fitness calendar

▫Front Page Web Design Diabetes ADHD

▫Excel Grade sheet Heart rate chart / grap

h▫ Interactive PowerPoint

Sleep Concussions

▫Movie Maker Digital Video

Course Content – Lab (cont.)

•NASPE Talk / NASPE Forum•Dell Axim – Pocket PC iPad 2 (Fall 2011)•Computerized Exercise Equipment•Heart Rate Monitors• Personal Response Systems•Health and Physical Education Software•Online Web Search – Health / PE Topic*•Web Evaluations*•Academic Search – Health / PE Topic*•Electronic Portfolio▫Bekah▫Nick

Course Content – Lab (cont.)

•Podcasting▫Audacity▫Zamzar.com

•Blogging▫Blogger.com

•Wiki▫Pbworks.com

•Technology Tools 4 Teachers•Blackboard Desire 2 Learn•Z Drive•Citrix

Course Evaluation - Revisions

•Changed:▫PowerPoint (traditional interactive)▫Digital video (group individual)▫Quizzes (paper online)

Course Evaluation – Revisions (cont.)

Eliminated: Added:▫Repetitive

assignments▫Online web

searches▫Web evaluation ▫Academic

searches

▫Personal Response System (“Clickers”)

▫Podcasting▫Blogging▫Wiki▫Technology Tools 4

Teachers▫iPads (Fall 2011)

Technology Tools 4 Teachers• Photo sharing• Word clouds• Social bookmarking• Online surveys• Mind mapping• Video creation• Online videos• Brain games/Puzzle

makers• Screencasts• Backchanneling• Study tools• Grants • Video tutorials

• Student organization• Organized web research• Live video conferencing• Learn a language• Online polling• Cell phone polling• File sharing• Downloading videos• Search engines for

students• Covert text to speech• Online rubrics• Delivering modern

substitute lesson plans

Projects - Emily

•Flyer•Brochure•Calendar•Grade book•Heart Rate •Interactive PowerPoint•Efolio

Rubrics

Grade Sheet Heart Rate

Obesity Jeopardy

Assessments - Rubrics

•Word•Award Certificate•Flyer•Calendar•Newsletter•Brochure•Technology 4 Teache

rs•PowerPoint

•Excel – Heart Rate•Excel – Grade Book•Webpage•Digital Video •Podcast•Efolio

Thank You!Thank You!

Any Questions?Any Questions?

Dr. Joanne LeightDr. Joanne LeightPhysical Education Department

115C Morrow Field HouseSlippery Rock UniversitySlippery Rock, PA 16057

724-738-2795Joanne.leight@sru.edu

Dell Axim – Pocket PC

•Task sheet

Word Assignment

Microsoft Excel•Heart Rate Assignment • Heart Rate

Monitors• Cardio Equipment

Word Rubric

Award Certificate Rubric

Flyer Rubric

Brochure Rubric

Fitness Calendar Rubric

Technology 4 TeachersRubric

Interactive PowerPointRubric

Web Page Rubric

Digital VideoRubric

Podcast Rubric

Excel Rubrics

Efolio Rubric