HPE ePortfolio

Week 4: Contemporary Issues                                                                                 21-03-17 Overview  We had a speaker join us today who provided us with insight on asthma and anaphylaxis. I remember listening to similar information when completing my first aid certificate but it was useful to get a refresher course. I learnt Like most people, I am familiar with the term asthma and I know that it affects many people. However, I had never stopped and thought about what causes it and what happens to the respiratory system during an asthma attack. I learnt that asthma is essentially the inflammation of the airways due to hypersensitivity. Some asthma triggers include smoke, exercise and pollen, though there are many others (Health Direct, n.d). I al...

Week 3: HPE for you                                                           14-03-2017      Overview  Today we had a speaker from Move Well Eat Well join us and we discussed the main elements of the resource. I had briefly heard of Move Well Eat Well before, but it was eye-opening having somebody with knowledge and passion taking us through the key points and suggesting to us how to utilize the program.   I learnt I learnt that Move Well Eat Well aims to encourage students to drink water, take fruit and vegetables to school, limit unhealthy foods, play often, turn off devices, walk and ride when the opportunity strikes and promote good health (Department of Health and Human Services, n.d). I began to reflect upon my volunteering experience and my time during placement, and I realised that whilst we can ‘c...

Introduction –ok to use or modify    Why an ePortfolio? The idea of using a portfolio is to showcase the information that you have learnt during your studies in ESH340 - Advanced Health and Physical Education. It is - as Wolf (as cited in Brady, 2001, p. 26) - a "depository of artefacts' that 'require a written reflection by the developer on the significance or contribution of those artefacts". E-portfolios are: authentic tasks which enable each assignment to be different personalised to your learning experience "Allows for metacognition through periodic reflections" (Miller, 2009, p. 8) "Help students plan their own academic pathways as they come to understand what they know and are able to do and what they still need to learn (Miller, 2009, p. 9) Gives ownership to the student to showcase their learning. The reflection part of this assignment is there to show what you have learnt, how it links to th...