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High-Tech Health: Adkins-Bollwitt uses technology to motivate, involve PE students

April 1, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON When they walk in the gym for PE class, students’ first stop is a projection screen. “Shoot baskets or walk the track,” it tells them; some head toward the hoops, while others set a brisk pace around the room. Later, students will visit a series of movement stations, recording their cartwheels and somersaults on mobile devices and reviewing the videos to see how well they did. At the end of … [Read more...] about High-Tech Health: Adkins-Bollwitt uses technology to motivate, involve PE students

Filed Under: 2021, College of Education, Faculty, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: College of Education, Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, Megan Adkins-Bollwitt, New Frontiers, Physical Education, STEM

No more pull-ups; UNK prepares future PE teachers through active learning

February 21, 2019 by gottulatm

Associate professor Megan Adkins-Bollwitt, who chairs UNK’s health and physical education program, says fitness should be fun for PK-12 students so it translates to a lifetime of benefits. UNK’s program prepares students to be effective physical education instructors by introducing them to a variety of teaching methods and emphasizing hands-on training. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Forget pull-ups, rope-climbing and all the other stereotypes. Physical education is much different these days. It’s not a glorified recess where students establish their dominance during a game of dodgeball, and it’s far more than a set of drills that determine who can run the fastest and jump the highest. Today’s physical education classes focus on overall wellness, fitness concepts and healthy habits that can lead … [Read more...] about No more pull-ups; UNK prepares future PE teachers through active learning

Filed Under: Athletics, College of Education, News Tagged With: Exercise, Fitness, health, Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, lifestyle, Megan Adkins-Bollwitt, PE, Physical Education, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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