1. Classroom management
By Gareth Morris

2. Background Practical sessions at the gym
Difficult to get all students gathered around small equipment to give effective demonstrations
Students distracted by other things going on in environment
Loud music makes communication difficult
Background

3. Creation of videos for students to watch before they attend the lesson giving demonstrations of exercises to be learnt.
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Solution

4. Students didn’t like getting videos off blackboard as it took too long.
So very small percentage of learners completing lesson prep.
Decision made to use Edmodo which learners can download as an App on their phone.
Issues

5. Edmodo has huge impact not just on use of videos but in all areas of the course.
Improving 2-way communication
Improving the ease of sharing resources
Improving assessment
Improving group cohesion and moral
Edmodo

6. “Using the videos meant we could get straight on with our work when we got to the gym and Gareth could give us more 1 to 1 support, we could also use the videos in the gym” Tyreke Harris
Student Feedback

7. “The video were always there so when it came to the end assessment I could go on an use them to revise” Jordan Housden
Student Feedback

8. “It was really good to have the videos as it meant less reading
“It was really good to have the videos as it meant less reading! It was easier to see what I needed to practice” Luke Norman
Student Feedback

9. “Edmodo was great, we could use it to get in touch with Gareth if we were late or ill, we also had student of the week to nominate which was great banter” Ryan Ramplin
Student Feedback

10. Theory lessons
Next steps