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SPECIAL ISSUE Education & Professional Development Edition ACROSS THE CODES: An Insight into Five Football High Performance Coaching Programs LEADING EDGE EDUCATION A MESSAGE FROM Flipping the Classroom The Editors Using technology to improve the classroom experience Often it is new, state of the art, multi- Sport is played by people, coached by Bill Gates described it as “the future of For educators, the flipped classroom is an million dollar facilities or the latest people and managed by people, so it is education”, and Flipping the Classroom is end to reciting identical lectures. Instead technology in equipment that grabs imperative to get the ‘people side’ right certainly revolutionizing the delivery of the majority of their time is being spent people’s attention in sport. Yet, when to achieve and sustain success. education. With the consensus of leading extending the knowledge of the subject, we look at when teams achieve research concluding that traditional lecture putting theory into practice and having extraordinary results, or the sporting As management and leadership expert formats are decreasing in effectiveness, more interesting engagements with organizations that continue to stay Stephen Covey said “In my 35-year premiere educational institutions are students. ahead of the rest, it’s rarely due to corporate journey and my 60-year life experimenting with, and adopting, the their hardware, nor do they give credit journey, I have consistently found that flipped classroom arrangement. Jac de Haan, founder of Technology to their bricks and mortar! What they the thorniest problems I face each day with Intention, says “The focus of flipped Flipping the classroom was popularized teaching is that the technology itself is attribute as central to their success, is are soft stuff - problems of intention, by Salman Khan, during his 2011 TED simply a tool for flexible communication leadership, how their team ‘just works’, understanding, communication, and Talks presentation. Essentially a reversal that allows educators to differentiate the high standards of behavior they interpersonal effectiveness - not hard of traditional teaching, students review instruction to meet individual student demand, and their persistent drive. stuff such as return on investment and videos, literature and other course needs and spend more time in the other quantitative challenges.” We aim materials before class to learn the theory of classroom focused on collaboration and While it’s nice to have new buildings to provide you with the best resources the subject. Then, the time during class is higher-order thinking.” and equipment, is this the investment for getting this important ‘soft stuff’ used to advance and apply this knowledge that will deliver the best return to right. through experiential exercises, debates, Applying this concept to your own your sporting success? In this edition and interaction with their instructor and program need not be a daunting task. You peers. can start by flipping a single topic and see of People+Sport, we’ve focused on Here’s to your success, the benefits for yourself. The important what the leaders in education and Salman Khan says, “By letting students thing is for students to actively engage in development are doing. From ‘real Kate Roskvist & Liz Hanson have a self-paced lecture at home, then the content of your course. people’ to university case studies, to Education Specialist Client Director when you go to the classroom, letting our feature article on high performance them do work, having the teacher walk coach development, we trust you find around, having the peers actually be able value and useful insights. to interact with each other, these teachers have used technology to humanize the classroom.” We were recently asked why our magazine is called Programs that have flipped the classroom People+Sport and not the other see substantial benefits including increased test scores and learning Contact Athlete Assessments for case studies on way round. The answer is gains, greater student engagement, and how to flip your classroom. simple and reason deliberate, improved graduate attributes. Students are Email: [email protected] because people come first. less stressed and better able to access and utilize their lecturers. Preparing Students for Success 96% of Academics say Yes, but only It takes a village to raise a student 11% of Business Leaders agree The research which confronts sport they are. The University demonstrates management educators and career commitment to this by locating career service personnel cannot be ignored. advisors within the academic faculty The challenge continues to be balancing offices. academics with real-world demands, and particularly for sport management In terms of pooling collective resources, Research that compares studies by being an applied field. The prominent St. John’s created a community-based Inside Higher Ed (2014) and Gallup questions that arise in an educator’s way of preparing students for career Education (2014) suggests that 96% of chief academic officers believed they were mind are, what do students need in success. According to Dr. Kyriakides, “It doing a good job educating and preparing order to be successful post graduation? became evident that we must develop How do you develop their ability to more intentional partnerships between students for careers, while only 14% of Dr. Michelle Kyriakides Elisa Zervos, PCC Americans and 11% of business leaders work well both independently and in a faculty and career service professionals to strongly agreed that graduates have the team? And what can they and others do best prepare our diverse student body for participate in the assessment and analysis necessary skills and competencies to in order to assist and motivate students career success across the curriculum.” projects. Given that the first step in compete in the workplace. to reach, or hopefully, exceed their branding yourself is self-assessment, it is potential? The partnerships with faculty and career prudent for the students to know what services have indeed proven to be highly their skills are before they are fully able The 2014 National Association of “Sport Management educators are beneficial for all those involved, not to to articulate themselves in a confident Colleges and Employers data shows forever a complex Venn diagram mention the students who are reaping manner. employers want job candidates to have consisting of academia, business and the educational rewards with gusto. these six skills and abilities more than competitive sports. Oscillating from To aid students in practicing these any others: teaching, research and service to Career Services have also provided the techniques and applying what they have consulting with business ventures to faculty with industry-specific reports learned in the classroom, Career and Communication skills (77%) working with coaches and athletes, about the potential employment Internship Advisor Elisa Zervos, PCC, said Leadership skills (76%) the job dictates a demanding lifestyle. outcomes of their students. that students are strongly encouraged to Analytical/quantitative skills (73%) In their primary role as educators, it is meet separately with their career advisors. their ethical and moral obligation to St. John’s use of DISC assessments, which “At the culmination of the ‘project’ that Strong work ethic (72%) provide their students with all the tools are featured prominently within the Sport focuses on their career ambitions and Ability to work in a team (71%) necessary for success in the competitive Management department, helps with the plans, they meet to discuss logistics and Problem-solving skills (70%) industry of sports.” says St. John’s overall preparation of the students who formal etiquette. Things like cover letter, University (NY) Assistant Professor, Dr. resume and online presence.” David P. Hedlund. A study conducted by the Harvard Students are also prompted to participate St. John’s University (New York) Business School estimated making poor According to Dr. Michelle Kyriakides and in Career Services’ ‘Polished and has one of the most established hiring decisions can cost a company Elisa Zervos, PCC, research conducted at Professional Events’, which include mock as much as three times an employee’s St. John’s University pointed to the most and largest sport management interviews that they receive immediate programs internationally, having annual compensation package. effective way to support students with feedback from. The success of their started back in the 1970’s Organizations have good reason to be integration of academics and real world students reflects the success of their demands as through an organization of and boasting more than 400 program. discerning in who they recruit. collective resources, designed to educate undergraduate and 80 post students and assist them knowing who graduate students. Will your Professor Tingle elaborates on “Leadership is, using Athlete Assessments’ Sports ManagerDISC Profiles in his sport students management classes. “Our students as Leadership does.” take the Sports ManagerDISC This brief but incisive quote from Profile early in the semester as a succeed? Jacob Tingle Vice Chancellor of the University way for them to develop a strong of Denver, Peg Bradley-Doppes sense of understanding of who Assistant Professor resonates heavily with the modern they are. I firmly hold that the DISC Trinity University Texas notion of leadership. It is no longer Profile