Motor Learning and Control
Motor Learning and Control
Purpose: to help other instructors teaching the same course
Common Course ID: KINE 4100: Motor Learning and Control
CSU Instructor Experience with the Immediate Access (IA) Program
Abstract: This textbook is being utilized in a Kinesiology course for undergraduate students by April Karlinsky at California State University, San Bernardino. The textbook provides an introduction to motor control and learning and accessibly relays important research findings in the field as well as ‘real-world’ scenarios to highlight the connections between research-based principles and practical applications. The main motivation to opt into the Immediate Access Program was to reduce student textbook costs and enable all students to immediately access the textbook at the start of the semester. Most students access the open textbook as BryteWave digital course materials.
KINE 4100: Motor Learning and Control
Brief Description of course highlights:
A behavioral and neurological level of analysis of the factors that influence the (re)acquisition and retention of motor skills with some emphasis on the role of the sensory and motor control systems. Formerly KINE 410, students may not receive credit for both. Here is a link to course description in the catalog
Student population: The student population is comprised of undergraduate Kinesiology students with diverse educational backgrounds. This is a required course for Kinesiology majors and there are no prerequisites prior to enrolling in the course. Most students are junior or senior level students.
Learning or student outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss fundamental terminology and explain principles and concepts in motor learning and control
- Articulate the differences between motor learning and motor control
- Explain the cognitive and sensorimotor factors influencing purposeful movement and motor skill acquisition
- Explain and critically examine frameworks, models, and theories of motor learning and control
- Apply concepts of motor learning and control to sport and physical activity experiences
- Communicate scientific information and draw conclusions about the processes involved in motor learning and control
Key challenges faced and how resolved: As the textbook is in its sixth edition, one of the key challenges faced was to encourage students to use the most up-to-date textbook when older editions were available and less expensive (but had discrepenices in chapters/page numbers and content). This challenge was largely resolved by joining the IA program, which significantly reduced the cost of the textbook, allowing more students to purchase the newest edition.
OER/Low Cost Adoption Process
Provide an explanation or what motivated you to use this textbook or OER/Low Cost option. Recognizing that many students have limited financial resources, a major motivation for opting into the IA program for this course was to save students money.
How did you find and select the open textbook for this course? Colleagues and I used this textbook previously at another institution and I thought it was an excellent textbook and appropriate for undergraduate students.
Sharing Best Practices: As noted above, I wish I had thought to survey students regarding their decisions to remain opted-in or to opt-out of the IA program to help guide my decisions surrounding course materials for future sections of the course. In future, I will also look into ways to incorporate more social interaction into reading assignments (e.g., using Perusall) to encourage students to more deeply engage with the course materials.
Describe any key challenges you experienced, how they were resolved and lessons learned. The challenge I’m facing is how to help students see the value of reading the textbook and how to encourage them to stay opted-in to the IA program and complete the required readings. In future, I will ask students to complete an anonymous survey identifying whether they chose to remain opted-in or to opt-out of the IA program to better understand students’ decisions, to ultimately help guide my own decision making surrounding course materials.
Instructor Name: April Karlinsky
I am a Kinesiology professor at the California State University, San Bernardino. I teach Motor Learning and Control, Biomechanics, and Statistics. 
Please provide a link to your university page.
https://www.csusb.edu/profile/april.karlinsky
Please describe the courses you teach. I teach the following undergraduate courses within the Kinesiology department.
- KINE 3700: Statistics in Kinesiology
- KINE 4100: Motor Learning and Control
- KINE 4800: Biomechanics
Describe your teaching philosophy and any research interests related to your discipline or teaching.
My evolving teaching philosophy and strategies have been informed and refined by my teaching activities to-date and by my own experiences as a learner. I have recognized that well-organized and knowledgeable instructors who presented their teaching material in a clear and engaging manner and who appreciated and encouraged intellectual diversity in the classroom, research labs, and beyond have heavily and positively influenced me. I have also valued those instructors who were not threatened by challenging questions, divergent opinions, or constructive feedback, and who were committed and devoted to their respective academic interests. My best teachers also modeled their own intellectual curiosity and critical thinking as well as a commitment to self-improvement and life-long learning. My own approach to teaching – whether in-person or online – respectfully attempts to abide by such positive examples and has also been influenced by the pedagogical literature around evidence-based teaching and the latest examples in educational technology. As a brief summary, my teaching philosophy can be reflected in the three key principles that follow: Know Your Material, Know Your Students, and Commit to Becoming a Better Teacher.
Textbook or OER/Low cost Title: Motor Learning and Performance: From Principles to Application (6th Edition)
Brief Description: Description of the textbook (as described on the Human Kinetics website)
Motor Learning and Performance: From Principles to Application, Sixth Edition With Web Study Guide, enables students to appreciate high-level skilled activity and understand how such incredible performances occur. Written in a style that is accessible even to students with little or no knowledge of physiology, psychology, statistical methods, or other basic sciences, this text constructs a conceptual model of factors that influence motor performance, outlines how motor skills are acquired and retained with practice, and shows students how to apply the concepts to a variety of real-world settings.
The sixth edition of Motor Learning and Performance has been carefully revised to incorporate the most important research findings in the field, and it is supplemented with practice situations to facilitate a stronger link between research-based principles and practical applications.
As the text investigates the principles of human performance, pedagogical aids such as learning objectives, key terms, and Check Your Understanding questions help students stay on track with learning in each chapter. Focus on Research and Focus on Application sidebars deliver more detailed research information and make connections to real-world applications in areas such as teaching, coaching, and therapy.
The sixth edition of Motor Learning and Performance: From Principles to Application goes beyond simply presenting research—it challenges students to grasp the fundamental concepts of motor performance and learning and then go a step further by applying the concepts. Incorporating familiar scenarios brings the material to life for students, leading to better retention and greater interest in practical application of motor performance and learning in their everyday lives and future careers.
Please provide a link to the resource:
https://us.humankinetics.com/products/motor-learning-and-performance-6th-edition-epub-with-web-study-guide
Authors: Richard A. Schmidt, PhD & Timothy D. Lee, PhD
Student access: Students can access their BryteWave digital course materials in one of two ways:
- Option 1: Access via a link sent to their .edu email
- A BryteWave (RedShelf) account is created used students’ school email address
- An email is sent to the student with a link to their Shelf
- This emailed link will take the student to their BryteWave Discover Shelf account where thy can log in using their school email address and find the preloaded material on their Shelf
- Option 2: Access via the BryteWave Website
- Log in using the URL for BryteWave: https://brytewave.redshelf.com
Supplemental resources: Ancillaries (as described on the Human Kinetics website) All ancillaries are free to adopting instructors and available online.
Instructor guide. Includes chapter summary notes for preparing lectures and ideas for presenting topics and engaging students in class discussions. Practical laboratory activities (two per chapter) include questions, examples, tables, and other relevant learning scenarios that can be printed out and handed in. Sample essay questions are provided for potential testing or student assignments. Also included are answers to the photo caption activities featured throughout the text.
Test package. Includes more than 250 true-or-false, multiple-choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
Chapter quizzes. A quiz at the conclusion of each chapter (9 or 10 questions each) helps instructors assess students’ comprehension of the most important concepts in the chapter. Chapter quizzes can be imported into learning management systems or be used in RTF format by instructors who prefer to offer a written quiz.
Presentation package plus image bank. Includes more than 250 PowerPoint slides that highlight material from the text and can be used for class discussion and demonstration. Instructors can easily add, modify, and rearrange the order of the slides.
The companion image bank includes most of the figures and tables from the text, sorted by chapter. These can be used to develop a customized presentation based on specific course requirements.
Web study guide. Features principles-to-application exercises and interactive activities for each chapter. The 44 narratives from Motor Control in Everyday Actions that are referenced in the book are provided in their entirety in the web study guide to illustrate how motor behavior is applicable to real life.
Provide the cost savings from that of a traditional textbook.
Price of epub = $105.00
Price of IA digital course materials = $69.75
Cost savings = $35.25
License: Copyrighted