Technology for Physical Educators, Health Educators, and Coaches: Enhancing Instruction, Assessment, Management, Professional Development, and Advocacy

Seth E. Jenny, PhD, teaches within the department of public health at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. He previously taught within the department of physical education, sport, and human performance at Winthrop University and the department of health, exercise, and sport sciences at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Jenny has over 20 years of health, physical education, and coaching experience across K-12 and higher education settings, where he has been an early proponent of integrating technology into teaching and coaching. He has worked as a U.S. Air Force exercise physiologist and has coached athletes across all ages and abilities, from elementary athletes to Olympic competitors. Dr. Jenny has created and taught face-to-face, online, and hybrid technology courses for undergraduate and graduate students studying health and physical education teacher education, coaching, and sport management. He is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as an exercise physiologist and holds Level 2 (youth specialization) coaching certification from USA Track and Field. Dr. Jenny is an active scholar, providing more than 100 professional presentations and publishing over 40 peer-reviewed academic journal articles within his prime areas of research: esports, motion-based video gaming, and elementary-age distance running. In 2016, he was named the Research and Scholarship Faculty Member of the Year within the College of Education at Winthrop University. Dr. Jenny cofounded and is the acting president of the nonprofit Grove City Athletics Club (Grove City, Pennsylvania), where he is a volunteer coach for elementary cross country and track and field athletes. He spends his spare time with his family and training for marathons, with a personal best of 2:48:30 (6:25 mile pace for 26.2 miles).

Jennifer M. Krause, PhD, is an associate professor of physical education and physical activity leadership (PEPAL) in the School of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). She also serves as coordinator of the physical education K-12 teaching program at UNC and is a research faculty member of the University of Northern Colorado Active Schools Institute. Dr. Krause has over 15 years of experience teaching health and physical education in K-12 and teacher preparation settings and coaching youth sport. She currently teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level courses related to physical education and coaching technology, assessment, health education methods, and teacher and coach action research. She also mentors doctoral students in the PEPAL program at UNC.

Dr. Krause’s major line of research explores technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge preparation and self-efficacy among preservice physical education teachers, as well as the technology training and experiences among physical education teacher educators. Dr. Krause has published over 20 peer-reviewed research and professional articles and delivered over 80 research and professional presentations at international, national, and regional meetings. Dr. Krause received the 2017 University Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award from SHAPE Colorado. She currently serves on the editorial board for Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators and is a member of the SHAPE Colorado board.

Tess Armstrong, PhD, is an assistant professor in the department of movement science at Grand Valley State University. Dr. Armstrong has published numerous articles related to youth physical activity, and she has given more than 20 research and professional presentations at local, state, national, and international conferences. She has nine years of experience teaching at the preK-5 level and in teacher preparation programs. Dr. Armstrong currently teaches classes related to assessment in physical education; teaching methods of fitness, of dance, and of elementary physical education; and physical education for classroom teachers. She is actively involved in supervising preservice teachers at the university level.

Contributing author Matthew Cummiskey, PhD, is an associate professor at West Chester University, training future health and physical education teachers. He taught K-12 health and physical education for 5 years and has taught within higher education for 13 years. Dr. Cummiskey enjoys implementing technology in his classes to enhance motivation, involve students, promote learning, and showcase technology modalities students can implement. His technology-related scholarship includes two book chapters; two articles in Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance; 14 articles in the journal of the Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (PSAHPERD); three SHAPE America national conference presentations; and four SHAPE America Eastern District technology presentations. Dr. Cummiskey currently teaches the course Assessment and Technology (HPE 347) at West Chester University.