This open textbook for lifetime wellness courses was developed as a result of a Round 19 Transformation Grant. Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Lifetime Wellness was developed to best support students at Columbus State University through a new Lifetime Wellness course: responsive to the needs of the current era and built on a breadth of perspectives and insights drawn from across the disciplines. There is no cost associated with the use of this resource.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
Could be used alone as a wellness course.
Could be used in a course as homework or as an additional resource about wellness.
Team project/discussion
Technical Requirements:
Internet access
Web browser
iPhone formatted okay for reading and utube videos, but no options to read alound or add notes
Identify Major Learning Goals:
After active engagement the learner will:
Understand lifetime wellness
Apply specific wellness initiatives to daily life
Discuss wellness when applied to health outcomes.
Target Student Population:
College Lower Division
College Upper Division
Graduate School
Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Wellness is defined and thoroughly discussed.
The information around wellness is current and relevant.
The open textbook could be used as a course textbook or used along with other resources in a course.
Concepts are summarized at the end of each chapter.
Concerns:
The material is clear with additional hyperlinks to expand information.
There are a few illustrations and charts.
Different colors and fonts are used.
GitHub data link on page 25 did not work-“Could not download source document” message was given.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Table of contents with heading sections allow for selecting parts if only certain areas would be used.
There are objectives for each section to identify learner goals.
The material is 247 pages total and builds on knowledge of wellness progressively.
Concerns:
Pretest or posttest items to measure student learning would improve resource.
Including an index or list of resources/website at the end of book would improve resource.
Identification of any prerequisite knowledge would improve resource.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Easy to access and read online with the ability to change font size and display as one page or two.
Consistent navigation throughout resource.
There is an online reader with the ability to change the voice and speed in chrome.
Thumbnail view and table of contents on left or can change to full screen option.
Can be downloaded and read offline.
Additional notes, highlights or drawings can be added.
Concerns:
When reading aloud is in use there is no page number displayed.
Most information is in outline format in short paragraphs and different levels of headings.
Does not assess progress or student learning.
Creative Commons:
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