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July 28, 2023 304: Models Discussion w/Dr. Ash Casey (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
Dr. Ash Casey from Loughborough University in the UK joins the podcast today. We’re here to chat about models based practice in a more conversational way. Today, we don’t have a specific paper to discuss, but I wanted to ask Ash a few questions about how his thinking has evolved about models over the years.

1 hr 8 min
July 25, 2023 302: Great White Hope or White Elephant? (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
We discuss his 2014 paper on models based practice in physical education. A good conversation to the question: are models the great white hope or a white elephant? This paper is Dr. Casey's 2nd highest cited article and has been read widely. Dr. Casey continues to publish and conduct research on this topic and has more recent papers out discussing models. We wanted to highlight this paper first as it provides a great overview of models and can lay the foundation for future podcasts on this topic.
Citation: Casey, A. (2014). Models-based practice: Great white hope or white elephant? Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy,19(1), 18-34.
25 min
July 21, 2023 302: Student voice and transforming traditional fitness testing w/Laura Alfrey (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
281: Student voice and transforming traditional fitness testing w/Laura Alfrey
Laura Alfrey joins me to discuss the article An expansive learning approach to transforming traditional fitness testing in health and physical education: student voice, feelings and hopes. We talk about the perspective of secondary students toward fitness testing practices.
Full Cite: Alfrey, L. (2023). An expansive learning approach to transforming traditional fitness testing in health and physical education: student voice, feelings and hopes. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742981.2023.2183477
Twitter: @LauraAlfrey

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July 18, 2023 301: The utilization of FITNESSGRAM in PETE programs (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
This paper discusses the use of FITNESSGRAM in PETE programs to assess pre-service teachers.
Full Cite: Tara B. Blackshear (2020): The Use of FITNESSGRAM® in PETE: Is It Appropriate? International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/24711616.2020.1806156

41 min
July 14, 2023 300: Online Physical Education is Necessary to Enhance Program Impact (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
Risto and Chad sit down to discuss Chad’s recent editorial about how online PE needs to be present to enhance a PE program’s impact in secondary schools To cite this article: Chad M. Killian (2023) Beyond Wires and Lights in a Box: Online Physical Education is Necessary to Enhance Program Impact, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 94:3, 3-5, DOI: 10.1080/07303084.2022.2160603
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2022.2160603

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July 11, 2023 299: Toward quality online physical education w/Dr. David Daum (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
David N. Daum, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at San Jose State University. His area of expertise includes physical education teacher education, curriculum design, assessment, and technology. He provides leadership in the physical education community related to online physical education with a multitude of presentations, publications and guideline documents. Dr. Daum’s research areas include K-12 blended and online physical education curricula, how that curricula is implemented and the impact of that curricula. In addition he is interested in how technology is defined and utilized in face-to-face classrooms and in the preparation of future teachers.
Full Cite: Daum, D. N., Goad, T., Mosier, B., & Killian, C. M. (2021). Toward Quality Online Physical Education: Research Questions and Future Directions. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/24711616.2021.1930295

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July 07, 2023 298: Teachers and Technology Use in PE (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
Wearable digital technology is a hot topic in PE, but what do teachers feel about using it? This JTPE article discusses the advantages, barriers and the ways teachers chose to integrate technology into their classrooms.
Marttinen, R., Landi, D., Fredrick, R. N., & Silverman, S. (2019). Wearable Digital Technology in PE: Advantages, Barriers, and Teachers’ Ideologies. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1(aop), 1-9.

31 min
July 04, 2023 297: Flipped classrooms and digital technology in PE w/Dr. Julia Sargent (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
This podcast discusses how two teachers in the UK used flipped learning (flipped classrooms) and integrated digital technologies into their teaching.
Citation for article: Sargent, J., & Casey, A. (2019). Flipped learning, pedagogy and digital technology: Establishing consistent practice to optimise lesson time. European Physical Education Review, 1356336X19826603.

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June 30, 2023 296: Students perceptions to technology integration with (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
This episode highlights the FIT (Fitness Integrated with Technology) Unit and explores students' perceptions of technology integration. We also discuss students perceptions of homework in PE and attitude toward PE. You can find the theory breakdown for the theory of planned behavior in the section ‘Educational Theory Breakdowns’ of this document. This paper is published on-line first with Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. The podcast is guest hosted by Dr. Stephen Harvey.
Full Cite: Marttinen, R., Daum, D., Fredrick III, R. N., Santiago, J., & Silverman, S. (2019). Students’ Perceptions of Technology Integration During the FIT Unit. Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 1-11.
Other articles related to this project:
Marttinen, R., Fredrick III, R. N., & Silverman, S. (2018). Changes in student attitude toward physical education across a unit of instruction. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 18(1), 62-70.
Marttinen, R., Fredrick III, R. N., & Silverman, S. S. (2018). Middle School Students’ Free-living Physical Activity on Physical Education Days, Non-physical Education Days, and Weekends. Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 7(1), 5-12
Marttinen, R., Daum, D., Fredrick III, R. N., Santiago, J., & Silverman, S. (2019). Students’ Perceptions of Technology Integration During the FIT Unit. Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 1-11.

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June 28, 2023 295: On-Line Physical Education in Unprecedented Times w/Dr. Chad Killian (re-run)
This episode is a re-run of a previous podcast. This
summer I am teaching a research reading seminar class at George Mason. It’s an
online master’s class for practicing health and physical educators as a part of
our 100% online masters program. This summer, I am launching episodes that I
assign in that class. So part of the
class is reading articles, and then part of the class we listen to the expert
talk about their research on this podcast. These are all episodes that have
launched previously, so maybe you’ve heard them…but, I know there’s a lot of
content on this podcast and these are all great podcasts! I hope you enjoy
them! And I will be back in mid August with an awesome podcast about the state
of PETE in the USA with Dr. Phil Ward!
What is quality on-line PE? What do we know about on-line PE? What should we expect when the entire country is forced out of schools and into their homes? Dr. Chad Killian joins me to discuss these unprecedented times.
His recent article citation we discuss: Killian, C. M., Kinder, C. J., & Woods, A. M. (2019). Online and blended instruction in k–12 physical education: a scoping review. Kinesiology Review, 8(2), 110-129.

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