Kinesiology OER course
Kinesiology OER course
Course ID: Kinesiology KINE 382 - Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sports
Instructor Open Textbook Adoption Portrait
Textbook Title: several open access resources
Description: I identified two really good Sport Nutrition textbooks free in the CSUSB’s library, also, I used with success free peer-reviewed scientific paper which the students have free access
Authors: Various
Formats: Students access the textbooks through our campus Primo system and it is also available as a pdf, as a print copy, and as a download for ibooks.
Supplemental resources: Other material such as power point slides from the lectures and scientific papers are available on Blackboard.
Cost savings: The former adopted book for KINE 382 was: Marie Spano, Laura Kruskall, D. Travis Thomas. Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Health. Human Kinetics, 2018. The estimated cost for this book is around USD 130.00. Considering the total of 36 students enrolled in the Fall/2019, the estimated costs were: 36 x 130 = USD 4,680.00. The new books for KINE 382 are: Maughan, R. Sports Nutrition. IOC Medical Commission. John Wiley & Sons. 2014 (estimated cost = USD 105.00) and Campbell BI and Spano MA. NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Human Kinetics. 2011 (estimated cost = USD 45.00). Considering the total of 36 students enrolled in the Winter/2020, the estimated costs should be: (36x 105) + (36 x 45) = USD 5,400.00. HOWEVER, BOTH BOOKS ARE 100% FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS, THEY HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THE BOOKS AT ZERO FEES.
Accessibility statement: The technologies used are readily available and affordable for students and the pedagogical strategies support learners with diverse cultural, ethnic, and gender backgrounds.
KINE 382 - Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sports
Description: Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sports (4 units): Addresses nutrition needs of general population, athletes and population with special needs. Topics include, but not limited to macro requirements for fitness, performance and health enhancement, popular nutrition supplements and ergogenic aids.
Prerequisites: Recommended: BIOL 224
Learning outcomes: Overall student grades and retention have improved in this course.
Curricular changes: I did change both my textbook and syllabus do to this adoption. No big curricular changes are made.
Teaching and learning impacts:
I Collaborate more with other faculty Yes
I use a wider range of teaching materials: Yes. I now use a wider array of internet-based resources. I have also discussed teaching materials with my colleagues who also use OER texts.
I believe my students' learning has improved. Yes
I believe student retention has improved : Yes
There have been unexpected results: No
Share other lessons learned from using OER. I've learned that the sustainability of open education relies on sharing with others.
OER Adoption Process
During the fall/2019 (my first quarter at CSUSB), I have realized the students had no access to the adopted book, and the students have had engaged hard with the free material I uploaded on Blackboard. So, I realized that the textbook cost should not be a barrier to their success. After the workshop for new faculty, I learned of AL$ and it motivated me to embrace the free sources for my KINE 382 students.
Student access: Students access the textbooks through our campus Primo system and it is also available as a pdf, as a print copy, and as a download for ibooks. It is also available as a pdf, as a print copy, and as a download for ibooks. Other material such as power point slides from the lectures and scientific papers are available on Blackboard.
Student feedback about using OER:
The students love from the very beginning the non-cost of the course. More than be grateful for the free sources, they also recognized and appreciated my efforts for
providing a highly quality course at no cost.
I am a Kinesiology professor at the California State University, San Bernardino. I teach KINE 382 Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sports; KINE 486, Instrumentation in Exercise Science; KINE 3810 Sport and Exercise Nutrition; Kine 4400 Exercise testing & Prescription.
As a Professor, my main goal is to motivate my students and to assist them in the development of the necessary skills to take responsibility for what they learn and how they will apply that knowledge. My teaching philosophy is centered on my students’ needs. I strive to provide different learning opportunities, such as lectures, videos, readings, and hands-on activities closely related to the learning outcomes for the modules. Another central point of my teaching philosophy is to ensure that students, from the very first day of class, feel as though they can trust me and reach out me at any time. I provide prompt and helpful answers and motivate students to continue progressing with the hope that they understand the instructor is there to help them.