The Meaningful Podcast Experience (MPE)
Our purpose is to engage in conversations with those enacting Meaningful Physical Education (research, practice and everything in between). Part of the LAMPE (learning about MPE) project, our goals for the podcast are as follows.
1) Through conversation and discussion, explore the whys, hows and whats of Meaningful PE in a variety of contexts.
2) Seek to understand the underpinnings and outcomes of prioritizing meaningful experiences in physical education.
3) Share a variety of perspectives on the theory and practice of Meaningful PE for growth and learning.
4) Help ensure that the evolving framework for Meaningful PE is accessible, available and adaptable.
Episodes
6 episodes
Ep. 3 - Kindness, Meaningfulness and Cobra Kai...ness?
Episode THREE Introduces - Jodi Harding-Kuriger. In this episode, Jodi dives into her dissertation research which focused on using Group Concept Mapping (GCM) to unpack what secondary students find most meaningful about physical education. Jodi...
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Episode 3
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41:15
BONUS EPISODE: The Great (& Meaningful) Outdoors
In this episode, Dale Roth & Court Rustemeyer, two Outdoor Educators from Alberta (Canada), join the show to discuss their philosophy related to Outdoor Education and how they facilitate meaningful experiences for students in the outdoors. ...
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39:05
Ep. 2 - I’m LOVIN’ It: Braids, Trees and Jedi Mind Tricks
Episode TWO introduces - Anita MacDougall and Mel Trojanovic. In this episode, Anita and Mel share how they think about and enact meaningful PE has evolved, the metaphors they use to make sense of the meaningful PE framework, and all the ...
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Episode 2
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41:15
BONUS EPISODE: Burnout, Advocacy and Everything in Between
This first ever BONUS Episode of the Meaningful Podcast Experience features Sarah Succee and Lila Berg - recent grads of the HPE MEd Cohort here at the University of Alberta. The conversation ranges from their Cohort experiences...
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Season 1
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47:37
Ep. 1 - The 'OGs' of Meaningful Physical Education
Episode ONE introduces our first guests - the OGs of Meaningful Physical Education - Drs Tim Fletcher, Steph Beni (Riedel) and Deirdre Ni Chroinin. We talk about the origins and foundations of the framework, exciting developments and lots more!...
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Episode 1
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43:31
Ep. 0 - Welcome to the Meaningful Podcast Experience
Episode ZERO introduces listeners to the Meaningful Podcast Experience. Ty and Doug introduce themselves, share the purpose and goals of the podcast, talk a bit about how they came to Meaningful PE. The episode closes with their advice and a hi...
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