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In response to ongoing interest among PE Talkers and NASPE-L list members in
online instruction, the PELINKS4U Editorial Team brings you another
review (we did it last year too!) of online programs we know are
available.
Once again we feature programs focused on physical education and
health education. If you know of others please contact us so we
can include them in future publications.
As more and more professionals choose to take classes online we
would also invite some insight on the pros and cons. Share with us any tips you'd like us to
pass on to others.
Last summer at CWU we lost two students from our online program
on the first day. It turned out they'd arrived with golf clubs expecting
to spend afternoons on the greens! They just weren't prepared for
two weeks of intense study.
This quarter the remaining students are taking 6 credits - half
a full time graduate student workload. Combine that with a full
time job and family and you start to see the challenges.
Online courses are definitely NOT for everyone. Before enrolling
be sure YOU are prepared for the commitment.
Sincerely,
PELINKS4U
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West Virginia University: MS Online in Physical Education
Physical education teachers and coaches are busy people. Physical
education teachers and coaches typically teach throughout the day
and then coach during the evenings and weekends. Therefore, traditional
Masters degree programs that require students to take courses at
a certain time and place are often simply impossible for teacher/coaches
to fit into their busy schedules. Teachers in most states are required
to pursue graduate coursework and/or graduate degrees in order to
obtain career advancement and the increases in salary that accompanies
professional development.
The School of Physical Education at West Virginia will begin to
offer the Master of Science (MS) degree in Physical Education Teacher
Education (PETE) beginning in the summer of 2002. The MS degree
program is a 36 credit degree program with both on-site and distance
education components.
Participants will spend two weeks each summer in WV completing
coursework and return home for the school year and take courses
using web-based and internet-based delivery. Web-CT will be the
course design system used for the on-line components of the programs.
For complete program information please click here to visit the West Virginia web site, or contact Dr. Lynn Housner.
West Virginia University is located in Morgantown about one hour
north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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The United States Sports Academy is a private, nonprofit graduate
school that offers sport-specific residential and online distance
learning programs to students, teachers, and administrators around
the world. The Academy has a special mission to serve the sport
industry as a resource in instruction, research, and service.
The USSA offers online bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs
in a variety of PEHLS fields. Click here for details.
The Academy is located in Daphne, Alabama, on the beautiful Eastern
Shore of Mobile Bay.
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Questions to Ask, or
Thoughts to Share?
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Central Washington University: MS Online - Physical Education
and Health Education Emphasis
The Department of PEHLS at Central Washington University, Ellensburg,
WA began its new online option of its MS in PEHLS last summer. This
summer it is planning to begin a new cohort of approximately 10-15
students.
This 45 credit program starts with participants taking 2 classes
during an intensive two-week orientation session on the Ellensburg
campus. This will be the first of two onsite instructional portions
to the degree. Following this, orientation participants complete
two 3 credit classes online each quarter. Program delivery is through
the popular "Blackboard" system of online instruction.
This degree is intended for individuals interested in teaching
both physical education and health education, and classes from both
areas of emphasis are included in the program. The degree will be
completed in a little less than 18 months.
As noted earlier, registration for this program is limited and
reviewing of completed applications will begin this month. For more
information, visit the CWU web site, or contact Dr.
Leo D'Acquisto.
Ellensburg is located next to the Cascade Mountains about 2 hours
east of Seattle in Washington State.
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Taking Small Steps
I often talk of taking small
steps. So let me detail one such approach. If you added or deleted
12 jellybeans to or from your routine diet you would be eliminating
46 calories. Those 46 calories per day translate to almost 5
pounds of more or less fat each year. That is how small positive
steps "accumulated over time" make all the difference in the
world.
From Tim Lane's "Fitnet"
Fitnet - Daily Tidbits
of Fitness Information
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University of Texas: Online MS in Kinesiology & Physical Education
You are now able to earn the Master of Science in Kinesiology
from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin without ever coming
to campus.
The online degree program allows you to take all of your graduate
courses on the Internet. Apply now for Summer 2002. All of the courses
for the degree have been or are being developed by graduate faculty
from six University of Texas campuses. In addition to UT Permian
Basin, they are UT Arlington, El Paso, Pan American, San Antonio,
and Tyler. Sixteen graduate courses are currently available online
with eight being offered most semesters. From this pool of courses,
you are able to complete all of the coursework for the master's
degree at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin online.
Class sizes will be limited, and courses are designed to enhance
interaction between faculty and students. Chat rooms, threaded discussions,
and email will be used to facilitate discussions. Team projects,
and small group discussions, will be used to help students share
their teaching, coaching, athletic, and other professional experiences
with each other as part of the learning process.
For complete program information, please click here to visit UTPR's web site, or contact Dr. Lois Hale. Click here
for FAQs.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is located in Odessa,
Texas.
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Virginia Tech: Online MS in Physical Education
Virginia Tech started its "electronic" master's degree program
in the summer of 1997. Designed for full-time health and physical
education teachers who want to complete their degree, yet cannot
relocate to Blacksburg. Response to the program has been highly
favorable.
Successful participants will begin in the summer of 2003 and
graduate at the end of spring semester in 2005. A unique aspect
of this masters degree program is its focus on "project based
learning." Participants use their own programs to complete a series
of related action research projects designed to encourage a deeper
understanding of effective teaching and program effectiveness.
Participants are required to spend two weeks in Blacksburg the
first summer, and two more weeks in the second and final summer.
Participants complete course assignments, and maintain connection
with classmates and professors through e-mail and access to a
program Internet site.
For complete program information please click here to visit Virginia Tech's web site, or contact Dr. George Graham.
Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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Emporia State University: Online MS In Physical Education
The graduate program in the Department of HPER at Emporia State
University is the only Masters Degree in the United States to be
completely on-line. Students take all course work through web-based
classes.
A major portion of each class is built around interactivity and
discussion with a diverse group of classmates from various geographic
regions. Participants interact with others through an electronic
discussion board, or forum discussion, set up by the instructor
of the class. The majority of assignments are e-mailed. Regular
mail may also be an option for certain assignments.
For complete program information, please click here to visit Emporia State's web site, or contact Dr. Mark Stanbrough. Important Notice about
Classes - Register early - This program has become extremely popular
and our classes fill very quickly. Most classes have a cap on enrollment
at 25 students. Registration for Summer, 2002 begins on January
16, 2002. Call lifelong learning to enroll at 620-341-5385.
Emporia State University is located in Emporia, Kansas.
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Physical Education E-Mailing Lists and the
PE Forum
If you are interested in technology (hence reading this page)
you are probably also signed up on one or both of the two major
PE listservs. In case not, check out the NASPE-L and PE-Talk lists.
Click here for contact information. Both of these lists are mailed
on a regular base, and connect you with 1000s of colleagues with
whom you can share information.
If you are already a listserv regular, we would like to encourage
you to visit the PE Forum. This is a bulletin board onto which you can post
and read messages. The nice thing about bulletin boards is that
you have complete control over your reading. If you are a technology
user you already know how email can become overwhelming.
Bulletin boards are great locations for addressing issues that
might be of interest to only one group of teachers. They allow
us to post information that becomes permanent and can be revisited
in the future.
Another nice feature about the PE Forum is that if you choose to register, you can request
to be notified by email when new postings are made to sections
of personal interest to you. For example, if you are only interested
in Elementary Physical Education, you will be informed when new
postings are made to this section, but not to the other sections.
Please visit the PE Forum. It is still in the early stages of design so we
would appreciate your feedback. If you are interested in becoming
a moderator of one of the sections, please let us know that also. Become a participant
on issues that are important to you!
Finally, let your colleagues know about the PE Forum so that
the listservs can be used for newsworthy items of interest to
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