Beginning my PhD Journey Having spent the past 15 years teaching Physical Education (PE) in Ireland- with a short stint in Australia- I was delighted to accept a Research Ireland Enterprise Partnership Scheme Scholarship to […]
Tag: Digital technology
2023 Most Outstanding Paper – Antonio Calderón.
The paper titled ‘Digital technology and teacher digital competency in physical education: a holistic view of teacher and student perspectives’, has been selected as the 2023 Most Outstanding Paper for the journal of Curriculum Studies […]
Publication: Physical education teachers’ reality and experience from teaching during a pandemic
Research Impact: Most physical education (PE) research pertaining to COVID-19 has focused on the (negative) implications and difficulties PE teachers face during this pandemic period. In fact, despite informed calls for reform and radical change […]
Publication: Digital technology and teacher digital competency in physical education: a holistic view of teacher and student perspectives
Research Impact: This paper aimed to explore teacher competency in applying digital technology into their physical education class and identify if students’ motivation levels change as a result of integrating digital technology into physical education […]
Publication: Technology-Enhanced Learning Physical Education? A Critical Review of the Literature
Research Impact: This paper sought to critically explore what areas of pedagogy are claimed to be enhanced by digital technology in PE. It presented how technology was largely seen to enhance students’ learning in relation […]
Publication: Digital pedagogy and cooperative learning
Research Impact: This research aims to explore: (a) whether Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model and cooperative learning (CL) facilitate preservice teachers’ perception of TPACK and academic achievement; and (b) whether there is a relationship […]
The story of innovation in teacher education – Antonio Calderon
Recently, I had the privilege to attend the 7th International Conference on Teacher Education: The Story on Innovation in Teacher Education. It took place from June 24 to June 26, at the MOFET Institute, in […]
Publication: A student-centred digital technology approach: The relationship between intrinsic motivation, learning climate and academic achievement of physical education pre-service teachers.
Research Impact: While digital technology is generating considerable interest in terms of research and practice in physical education, it is receiving little attention in (physical education) teacher education programmes. The evidence suggests that the student-centred […]
CESI conference and the Phyz. Dr Antonio Calderon
Recently, Dr Deborah Tannehill and I, presented our initial findings on the Phyz project at CESI (Computer in Education Society of Ireland) conference. The title of our presentation was Learning to teach the new Senior […]
Dr. Antonio Calderon Selected as EHS Winner of Excellence in Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Antonio Calderon who has been selected as the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences winner of the UL Excellence in Teaching Award (individual). This is a wonderful achievement and reflects the high […]
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