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2nd Biennial SEATA
Athletic Training Educators' Conference
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2008 SEATA Athletic Training Educators' Conference

2nd Biennial SEATA Athletic Training Educators' Conference

Atlanta, GA was the site of the 2nd Biennial SEATA Athletic Training Educators' Conference, held February 8-9 in conjunction with the SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium.  Attendees numbered in excess of 100 educators representing all 10 NATA districts from 24 states.  Combined with the SEATA student attendees and faculty, over 810 attended this joint conference.  The Educator's Conference began with a grant writing workshop and had various lectures on athletic training education and the utilization of technology in the classroom.  There were also twenty four research projects that were presented Friday night at the poster / social event.  The twelve projects presented by athletic training faculty are as follows:

  • Techniques of improving peer instruction utilizing self-analysis and video feedback by Andrews A, Bobo, L, Spurlock A: Troy University and Stephan F Austin University
  • Undergraduate athletic training students perceive that online learning is not as beneficial by Armstrong KJ, Weidner TG: Ball State University
  • Integrated learning and assessment of first-year athletic training students to develop and enhance communication and critical thinking skills by Beckett, JA: Eastern Kentucky University
  • Development of a survey instrument for assessment of clinical practice patterns by Colston MA and Anderson CL: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Perceptual differences in undergraduate athletic training students' clinical education experience by Fuller D, Botto T, Botto A: University of Findlay and Quinnipiac University
  • Integrating enhanced podcasting in an undergraduate athletic training program in the enhancement of learning over time by Gruber DG and Thome L: Ashland University
  • Service-learning in athletic training education programs by Herzog VW: Weber State University
  • Students are reliable assessing a peer performing an athletic training psychomotor skill by Marty MC, Henning JM, Willse JT: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Integrating athletic training education into medical school students' musculoskeletal learning and acquisition assessment by Cuppett M, Morris, BJ, Coris E, Wallach PM, Bognar BA, Konin JG: University of South Florida
  • Teaching styles of athletic training educators in entry-level CAAHEP accredited athletic training education programs by Rich VJ: University of South Florida
  • Standardized patients are feasible for the evaluation of athletic training clinical proficiencies by Walker SE, Weidner TG: Ball State University
  • Understanding and utilizing best practice strategies for facilitating online learning by Weidner TG, Armstrong KJ; Ball State University

Saturday morning was kicked off by a joint breakfast of student attendees and educators which allowed for both social interaction and recruiting between the two conferences.

Co-Chairs Mike Brunet and Bud Cooper want to thank Program Chairperson Stacy Walker for putting together an outstanding educational format.  Partners which made this conference possible are Sports Health Corporation, myCEUsource, LLC, The Hygenic Corporation (Thera-Band Academy), Champion Sports Medicine, Foot Management, Inc, Elsevier, Human Kinetics, Slack, Hughston Orthopedic Hospital, and Florida International University.  Additional thanks to Cramer Products and Laerdal for great giveaways and to California University of Pennsylvania for sponsoring our poster / social event.  Be sure to keep this conference in mind for 2010!  Thank you to all who attended and be sure to check the SEATA Educator's Conference web page for updates and future opportunities.


Bud Cooper
Mike Brunet
Co-Chairs
SEATA Athletic Trainers Educator’s Conference

Link to original web page promoting the conference http://www.seata.org/08atec.htm

23rd Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium 2008 Summary & pictures

Link to purchase additional notebooks from the 2006 SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium

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