Recently we (Antonio, Ann and Dylan) have been selected as the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences winners of the Team-Teaching Excellence Award. Despite these turbulent times, and thanks to the collective investment into this […]
Tag: Teaching
Looking out for each other’s wellbeing: Dealing with Covid-19: Ann MacPhail & Samuel O. Babalola
‘My focus will be on easing my fears and those of my students and doing anything that assists our mental and physical health’ (Cohan, 2020). Without doubt, teachers and school students have been through a […]
PME – PE Enters a New Era. Dr Melissa Parker
Welcome to a new era for the Professional Master of Education – Physical Education (PME-PE)! Exciting things are happening and we offer thanks! Six years ago the “Grad Dip” transitioned to a two-year programme resulting […]
Publication: The complexity, tensions and struggles in developing learning communities throughout a Sport Education season
Research Impact: Several studies demonstrate that Sport Education (SE) supports the development of an authentic sport experience. However, the ‘messiness’ attached to the reality of effectively enacting SE is less prominent in the literature. The […]
Human Resources Advertisement – Lecturer below the bar in Sports Coaching/Coaching Science – Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences.
The University of Limerick (UL) with over 15,000 students and 1,400 staff is an energetic and enterprising institution with a proud record of innovation and excellence in education, research and scholarship. The dynamic, entrepreneurial and […]
Human Resources Advertisement – Lecturer in Motor Skill Acquisition, Coaching and Performance – Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
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Exploring the link between teaching and coaching – Paul Kinnerk
Teaching and coaching are sometimes viewed as distinct professions with distinct goals. This distinction is most obvious in sports coaching settings where coaches are always referred to as “the coach” and never “a teacher,” even […]
Publication: Design & Validation of the Questionnaire of Perception of Elementary Education Teachers on the Inclusion of Key Competences
Research Impact: From the inclusion of key skills/competences in the Spanish Primary Education Curriculum in 2006, we still do not know the impact of that inclusion from teachers’ perspective. This validated survey was designed to […]
New Publication: Adopting a models-based approach to teaching physical education
Research Impact: This paper provides a first empirical insight into using a models-based practice approach involving several models to teach physical education. At its heart, this paper presents the reader with the realistic and nuanced challenges […]
Tom Comyns – EHS Winner for the UL Excellence in Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Tom Comyns (Lecturer in Human Movement Science in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences), who has been selected as the EHS winner for the UL Excellence in Teaching award. This […]
