178 – Interview with Chris Button, Otago, 2nd Ed of Dynamics of Skill Acquisition, Applying Ecological Dynamics to Water Safety

My discussion with Chris Button, Professor in the School of Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand. How can ecological dynamics and representative learning design be used to improve water safety training and prevent drowning? And a look at the second edition of one of the most influential books in this area – Dynamics of Skill Acquisition. What’s new in this edition? How are theory are application blended together?

Articles/Books:

Dynamics of Skill Acquisition: An Ecological Dynamics Approach

Education and transfer of water competencies: An ecological dynamics approach

Exploratory Analysis of Treading Water Coordination and the Influence of Task and Environmental Constraints

More information about my guest:

https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago731915.html

https://www.otago.ac.nz/sopeses/staff/academic/christopher_button.html

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chris_Button

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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