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About Randy:
Randy has spent 16 years teaching and has been using Polar technology in his program for the last 5 years. He’s a member of AAHPERD, AAPHA, PSAHPERD, and PE4Life. Among many honors and awards he’s received are the PE4Life Excellence in Advocacy National Award and the PSAHPERD Honor Award.
About Slippery Rock University:
Approximately 7,500 students attend Slippery Rock University, located on 600 acres of land 50 minutes north of downtown Pittsburgh. Programs of study include a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE), Exercise and Rehabilitative Sciences, Physical Therapy, and Sport Management. Also available is a Master of Education in Physical Education.
There are over 400 majors in the undergraduate PETE program and more than 30 students enrolled in the graduate program.
Using Polar:
E600 and E30 heart rate monitors (HRMs) and one TriFIT system was purchased with a state level grant in 2002. These days, the department budget and various grants help fund the technology. HPE students at Slippery Rock use Polar HRMs, TriFIT hardware and software, PE Manager Software and the Companion Pocket PC with Pocket TriFIT and Pocket PE Manager in Fitness Education Lab and are also exposed to the technology during Assessment lectures.
The Buzz:
Randy likes “the assessment and benchmark data that Polar technology provides.”
Randy’s Department Chair says, “Using this technology gives our graduates a jumpstart in re-tooling physical education”
Students enjoy working with Polar technology because it is teaching them the state of the art skills that they will need in the future.
Personal Highlight:
“Because our students learn how to integrate technology in Physical Education classes they are much more marketable in applying for jobs upon graduation. The program at Slippery Rock is one of the top programs in the nation with technology and assessment skills in PE.”
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