Psychological Skills Training: Psychological Skills Training: OneOne

(PST 1)(PST 1)

Flexible Delivery Flexible Delivery PlanPlan

Aim & Learning Outcomes

Theory & practice of applied sport psychology

Achieve performance enhancement

Foundation for advanced study

Importance of sport psychology

Understand basic sport psychology theory and practice

Wider influences & applications of sport psychology

Current position: Current position: Delivery Delivery

Administrative content on BlackboardAdministrative content on Blackboard

Lectures Lectures – Supported by tutorialsSupported by tutorials

Study questions for each class available on Study questions for each class available on Blackboard Blackboard

Recommended texts Recommended texts

Main contact via f2f & e-mail Main contact via f2f & e-mail

Current position: Current position: Assessment Assessment

TasksTasks

– Essay & WWW searchEssay & WWW search

– Mental performance journal – hard copyMental performance journal – hard copy

– ExamExam

The FutureThe Future

Main Theme: AutonomyMain Theme: Autonomy

Students as key stakeholders Students as key stakeholders

Content, Assessment, DeliveryContent, Assessment, Delivery

I try to provide them what they wantI try to provide them what they want– Aiming for motivated & self-directed learnersAiming for motivated & self-directed learners

Helps me appreciate what they wantHelps me appreciate what they want

Keeping on track

Ask them!– What will it take to keep you involved?

Almost Pre-Course

What sport psychology is & isn’t

Student identification of preferred topics

Student identification of preferred assessment strategies– I will need to provide some guidelines & take into

account aims & Learning Outcomes

Students identify preferred modes of delivery

My Inspiration

The Flexi Learning course & participants

Midi course – blended delivery

SDT - autonomy

Terry Marler

Other OP staff – the “cookies”, Justine Camp, Heather Day

Future direction: Delivery Future direction: Delivery OptionsOptions

Administration – Moodle, mail outsAdministration – Moodle, mail outs Block courses at start (with Eluminate) – feeling of “group”Block courses at start (with Eluminate) – feeling of “group” Contactable by e-mail, telephone, ”snail mail”Contactable by e-mail, telephone, ”snail mail” Face to face Lectures or “lectures” with voice over on Moodle Face to face Lectures or “lectures” with voice over on Moodle

– Can be down loaded as Podcasts – 20 mins tops (?)Can be down loaded as Podcasts – 20 mins tops (?)– Links to relevant on-line resourcesLinks to relevant on-line resources– Variety of resources - VARKVariety of resources - VARK

Personal exercises – writing Personal exercises – writing Recommended text with CD ROM & internet accessible resourcesRecommended text with CD ROM & internet accessible resources Tutorials – face to face - Eluminate for those off campusTutorials – face to face - Eluminate for those off campus Texting weekly – schedule reminders Texting weekly – schedule reminders Hard copy course materialsHard copy course materials DVD’s available from libraryDVD’s available from library

On-going developmentOn-going development

Future direction: Future direction: Assessment OptionsAssessment Options

Journaling – hard copy or Google docsJournaling – hard copy or Google docs Reviews of topicsReviews of topics Tests v’s ExamTests v’s Exam Case studiesCase studies WWW searchWWW search Live sport performance analysisLive sport performance analysis Oral, written, video submissionOral, written, video submission

Student suggestionsStudent suggestions

Fit with the OISA

Good fit - blended delivery

Flexible approaches – e.g., on-line, podcasting, video, face to face

Student support

Support tools

Team work, peer support, pastoral care, referral

Distance students

Access & equity

Aiming for any time, anyplace, anywhereAiming for any time, anyplace, anywhere

Electronic & hard copyElectronic & hard copy

Face to face sessions – Elluminate Face to face sessions – Elluminate

Flexible to meet future needs – variety of Flexible to meet future needs – variety of needs around the cornerneeds around the corner

Cultural sensitivity

Justine Camp & Sonny TeioJustine Camp & Sonny Teio

The “Platinum” rule – Tony Allasndra The “Platinum” rule – Tony Allasndra

Treat others the way they want to

be treated

Sustainability

Sustainable materialsSustainable materials

Sustainable practices Sustainable practices

Sustainable studentsSustainable students

Concluding comments

Exciting Challenging Imagination Time consuming in the short term Need to do it smart The potential is there, but time will tell as The potential is there, but time will tell as

to whether it worksto whether it works

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