Foundations of Lifetime Fitness and Wellness KINE 2050

Purpose: to help other instructors teaching the same course

Common Course ID:  Foundations of Lifetime Fitness and Wellness/KINE 2050
CSU Instructor Open Textbook Adoption Portrait

Abstract: This open textbook is being utilized in a KINE 2050 course for undergraduate or graduate students by Mara Lofrano at CSUSB. The open textbook provides students with the knowledge and skills to make significant and durable behavior changes. Also, in this course it has been used open sources like scientific paper giving the students the opportunity to stay updated with the newest scientific literature in this topic. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to save students money and provide no barriers for a great learning experience. Most students access the open textbook in course management system and external server. 

Course Title and Number:  KINE 2050 - Foundations of Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
Brief Description of course highlights:  This course will cover what it means to be a healthy college student and develop a lifelong understanding of themselves as integrated physiological, social, and psychological beings. Additionally, students will understand the importance of well-balanced student success strategies such as: metacognition, information literacy, integrative learning, collaboration, and written communication.  Topics of discussions will include: physical health, mental health, nutrition, stress management, sexual health, environmental health, drug and alcohol use and abuse, and relationship management.

Student population:   The majority in this course are freshmen students. And have included range of majors, such as administration, pre-criminal justice, pre-nursing, and kinesiology sciences. 

Include range of majors, typical incoming knowledge and/or skills (including not meeting prerequisites). Share demographics for students who take the class e.g. common majors, previous preparation, etc.
Learning or student outcomes:  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Learning Outcome (LO) 1: Explain the importance of a well-balanced diet and the role of nutrition in the life cycle.
LO 2: Explain the importance of a well-balanced diet and the role of nutrition in the life cycle.
LO 3: Utilize lifestyle changes in developing a cardiovascular program.
LO 4: Evaluate their food intake and energy expenditure to determine caloric equilibrium.
LO 5: Determine the role of stress on the human body & develop methods of handling difficult situations.
LO 6: Explain the issues of weight control through exercise, nutrition, and weight management.
LO 7: Have the knowledge to design their own fitness program.
LO 8: Understand the importance of physical activity in one’s daily life.

Textbook or OER/Low cost Title:  Fit and WellBrief Description:  Fit & Well new edition provides accurate, reliable current information on key health and fitness topics while also addressing issues related to mind-body health, diversity, research, and consumer health. Also, the book offer lab tools that help college students improve their exercise, eating, and stress management habits.

Please provide a link to the resource.  https://csu-sb.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01CALS_USB:01CALS_USB&search_scope=Everything&tab=Everything2&docid=alma991011178548902916%20

Authors:  Fahey, TD, Insel PM, Roth WT, Insel CE. Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness. 15th edition. New York, NY: McGraw Hill. 2022.This is a required question

Student access:  Course Management System and external server

Provide the cost savings from that of a traditional textbook.  The approximate costs of course materials are $141.12 (Fahey, TD, Insel PM, Roth WT, Insel CE. Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness. 15th edition. New York, NY: McGraw Hill. 2022.This is a required question 

License:  This work is licensed under a https://www.mheducation.com/highered/product/fit-well-core-concepts-labs-physical-fitness-wellness-fahey-insel/M9781264308316.html

OER/Low Cost Adoption Process

Provide an explanation or what motivated you to use this textbook or OER/Low Cost option. I have realized most of the students at CSUSB are first generation at college level and some of them cannot afford adopted books. So, I realized that the textbook cost should be a barrier to their success. I participated in the Affordable Solutions Program last year and it was a great experience for me and the students. It motivated me to embrace the free sources for the KINE 2050 students.

How did you find and select the open textbook for this course? Other faculty and read peer reviews.

Sharing Best Practices: The sustainability of open education relies on sharing with others.

Describe any challenges you experienced, and lessons learned. Just start with this approach. So far, I have no problems. 

Instructor Name:  Mara Lofrano, Ph.D.
California State University, San Bernardino
I am a Lecturer of Psychology and Kinesiology.  

Please describe the courses you teach.  
Foundations of Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
Exercise and well-being of the human body
Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Health Psychology; Sport Psychology; Learning Psychology
Introduction to Psychological Research
Growth and Development
Scientific methodology
Process Didactics Teaching and Learning
Social Interactions and School Leadership
Methods and techniques of research
Pedagogical Professional Perspectives
Public Policies for Children and Adolescents

Please provide a link to your university page. https://www.csusb.edu/profile/maralofrano

Describe your teaching philosophy and any research interests related to your discipline or teaching.  I see my job as helping my students learn how to learn; to develop the skills to allow them to take responsibility for what they learn and how they will apply that knowledge.   I want my students to become life-long learners and empowered by their own learning and develop as individuals as well as professionals. My teaching philosophy is student-centered.

I believe the learning process is most effective when the class environment is supportive, and the teacher is well prepared and enthusiastic about the subject. These conditions create a collaborative relationship, which in turn facilitates learning. I have embraced active learning strategies to inspire creativity and innovation.

I have been fortunate to have a wide variety of teaching experiences with students from different sociocultural-backgrounds and I treat all students with absolute equality (but considering the individuality), regardless of age, gender, nationality, or intellectual ability, and others. I try to engage students in dialogue with each other, so they can experience contrasting opinions, which I believe is the foundation of our modern society. I strive to structure my teaching around my students’ needs rather than the demands of a particular concept or text. My teaching philosophy is based on the belief that clinics, academics and research may collide to educate and prepare future professionals to become leaders capable of living and working effectively in a changing world.