Technology for Fitness and Wellness Professionals: Handbook of Technology Strategies: Instructions & Assessments

Technology for Fitness and Wellness Professionals is a user-friendly handbook that teaches creative technology strategies in the fields of school wellness education and physical activity and fitness management. It builds skills for using widely available technology resources to enhance instruction, assessment, motivation, communication, and advocacy in fitness settings. Designed as a comprehensive text for university students, the handbook offers clear language and straightforward organization that make its contents easily adaptable for various learner groups and individuals as well. It is equally effective with digital natives or those new to technology. Skill-specific units present thoughtfully organized, experiential assignments that increase learner confidence. Each unit produces print or digital materials for practical use. Assignments explore Google and Microsoft applications, video creation, Web 2.0 innovations, eFolio construction, blogging, podcasting, mobile computing, and more. Learners follow the step-by-step instructions provided and are linked to additional resources via embedded QR codes and URLs. Detailed assessment tools in each unit increase learner understanding and allow for efficient evaluation. Technology for Fitness and Wellness Professionals was created to accompany a course called “Technology for Wellness,” taught by the author at Slippery Rock University. This handbook evolved from the author’s previous publication, Technology for Physical Education Teacher Education (2012, 2014) which accompanied a course of that name. Like the successful curriculum out of which it grew, Technology for Fitness and Wellness Professionals prepares students to become 21st century leaders in their fields.