Academic Teaching Responsibilities

KINE 1993: Instructor, Physically Active Living

An introductory level course covering basic concepts related to exercise, fitness, wellness, and health.

I instructed this unit in the Fall Semester of 2020. The course was taught in a combined synchronous and asynchronous delivery. Converting this course from an in-person to a virtual format required the modification of the structure, design, and evaluation of the course for its successful delivery in the online environment. Click here to view the full course outline.

Course Objectives

The overall goal of this course is to educate students and help them gain a basic understanding of how to maintain health and wellness through lifestyle choices.

The objectives include:

1. Describe the foundations of health and wellness

2. Understanding the basic underlying physiology of physical activity

3. Understanding the prescription and performance of physical activity

4. Understanding of basic nutrition and how it affects body composition

5. Understanding stress and its role in health and wellness

6. Identifying the barriers to health and wellness and how they can be navigated

7. Providing tools to maintain wellness for life

KINE 3010L: Laboratory Instructor: Exercise Physiology

A third-year, core course in the Kinesiology program, KINE 3013 examines the physiological events associated with exercise, training, and detraining within the neuromuscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems.

I was responsible for instructing the laboratory content for the course in the Fall Semester 2020. Converting this course from an in-person laboratory environment to a virtual format required the laboratories to be re-designed and accessible for students to complete in their own home or within the community. Click here to view the full laboratory information and schedule document.

Laboratory Design

The laboratory sessions were delivered in a virtual synchronous format. A laboratory introduction and briefing were delivered to provide guidance on how to complete the laboratory content. Students were expected to attend the weekly online briefings and complete the assigned practical tasks asynchronously at home or in the community.

Laboratory Topics

The laboratory content included the following topics:

• Anaerobic Power

• Energy Systems

• Resting Metabolic Rate

• Submaximal Exercise Responses

• Predicted VO2max

• VO2max

• Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

KINE1410L: Laboratory Instructor: Human Anatomy

A first-year, core course in the Kinesiology program, KINE 1413 examines the structures of the human body with a particular emphasis on those responsible for movement.

The laboratory content was delivered in an asynchronous method using pre-recorded weekly videos combined with worksheets as an active learning task.

I supported this course via the management of student communication and initiatives aimed at maintaining student engagement within the online environment. I designed a weekly ‘Anatomy Chat’ live virtual session for this course. Click here to view an example ‘‘Anatomy Chat’ presentation.

Anatomy Chat Design

The Anatomy Chat was a non-compulsory virtual synchronous learning opportunity designed to complement the course by offering students the opportunity to connect, interact, and ask questions.

By design, the session followed the current topics being delivered in the lecture and laboratory sessions but also included extensions to this content including:

• The Injury Corner: Highlighted injuries involving the anatomical structures that were a part of the learning for that week adding an applied context to the learning.

• Nifty Mnemonics: Highlighted the mnemonics that are commonly used in anatomy learning to assist the student retention of the knowledge.

• Kahoot Quizzes: An interactive ‘no-stakes’ game-based learning opportunity and informal formative assessment of student progress in learning of the weekly content.