Title: Orthopedic Injury Assessment Website Project
Description of instructional plan: Athletic Training students will develop a website over the course of the semester in their injury evaluation and rehabilitation courses. They will use previous knowledge in athletic training as well as their clinical experiences to develop an instructional resource for their portfolios and future reference. Students at this level of the program have been formally accepted into the Athletic Training Education Program and have begun their clinical rotations at area high schools, clinics, colleges and hospitals. Websites will be developed and presented as a final project for the course.
Concepts Addressed/Student Learning Outcomes:
1) Students will have contact with formal research using all avenues available to them- internet, library, textbook, athletic training and other sports medicine professionals. Effectively and appropriately citing these sources will be a large part of the rubric/grading process.
2) Students will learn how to effectively work in a group to develop an in-depth project related to their field of study. Students will evaluate the contributions of other group members in their final course evaluations.
3) Students will use Microsoft Front Page to create a website design and learn how to publish this information to the internet. Professional design and the usability of the website will be evaluated.
4) Students will learn time/project management as they complete website project over 12 weeks. Students will be held accountable to a final deadline; work that appears hasty will receive deduction of points.
5) Students will learn how to develop and present information in a professional and credible manner. Professionals in the field of athletic training and sports medicine will be invited to the final presentations and will have the opportunity to provide feedback.
Assessment/Rubrics:
1) Students will select a topic/injury/condition, of their choice, related to the upper/lower extremity or rehabilitation framework of the course. Topic will be approved by instructor.
2) Students will begin initial research to determine availability of credible resources and scholarly articles. A literature review will be completed to demonstrate effective progress in this area.
3) Students will be provided with a tutorial on the use of Microsoft Front Page and its intricacies. Students have access to this program at all on-campus computer labs.
4) Students will be given a rubric of the project to outline the areas that are expected to be covered and the weight of each component.
5) Students will be assigned presentation dates near the end of the semester and will provide the instructor with a digital copy of the project.
Use of Technology:
Students will use Microsoft Front Page as well as other resources made available to them in the campus library. Students will be encouraged to seek the help of research assistants and technology assistants as well as that of the instructor throughout the project.
Actions of Learners:
This project relies heavily on the student’s use of time outside of the classroom to research, develop and prepare the website and presentation. The student will be made aware of the time consuming nature of this project early in the semester as well as the expectations for its completion. Basic format will be reviewed in class as well as periodic time for questions/discussion related to website projects. Student selected topics may also be covered in course lectures however the student is expected to research much more in depth information than what is covered in the lecture.
Plans to involve the community:
The community of sports medicine professionals may act as consultants for the website project. They will also be invited to take part in the presentation and evaluation component of these projects. The instructor will include on-campus colleagues in this process to encourage and promote the professional nature and expectations.
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